Flights New York → Sarasota
JFK → SRQ
Route overview
The flight route from New York to Sarasota operates with an Embraer 190 aircraft and has a 75% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 15.3 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the past year, this route has seen 202 total flights, connecting passengers from New York's historic airport to one of Florida's busiest airports, which serves over 3.8 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The New York (JFK) → Sarasota (SRQ) route is operated by JetBlue Airways. Across 233 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.15%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Sarasota the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Sarasota: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to Sarasota (SRQ) heads south-west for about 1,678 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 31m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 74% of JFK-SRQ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Sarasota it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 233 tracked JFK-SRQ flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 5.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about JFK-SRQ
On the New York (JFK) -> Sarasota (SRQ) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 233 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Sarasota is 5.15% across 233 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: JetBlue Airways.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Sarasota, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
