Flights Phoenix → New York
PHX → JFK
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to New York has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with an average delay of 12.4 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 815 flights operated by various aircraft models including Airbus A321, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-800, serving one of the busiest airports in the United States, which opened in 1948 and currently handles over 62 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Phoenix (PHX) → New York (JFK) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 1040 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to New York (JFK) heads north-east for about 3,458 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 45m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of PHX-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,040 tracked PHX-JFK flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 2.7% cancellation rate.
Route facts
Flights on this route
Check the risk of a specific flight.
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
Airlines operating PHX-JFK
Airports
Frequently asked questions about PHX-JFK
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 1040 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-New York is 2.69% across 1040 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at New York, 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.
