Flights San Antonio → New York
SAT → JFK
Route overview
This flight route connects San Antonio with New York, featuring a high on-time performance rate of 90%. With an average delay of just 14.1 minutes and a total of 89 flights recorded, the route demonstrates reliable service between these two cities. The destination airport handles over 62 million passengers annually, underscoring its significance as a major travel hub.
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 San Antonio (SAT) → New York (JFK) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 151 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 37 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.3/100 (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 San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Antonio (SAT) to New York (JFK) heads north-east for about 2,551 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 37m.
Departures from San Antonio on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of SAT-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 151 tracked SAT-JFK flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 37 min and a 4.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAT-JFK
On the San Antonio (SAT) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 37 minutes, based on 151 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Antonio-New York is 3.97% across 151 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
