Flights San Juan → New York
SJU → JFK
How long is the flight from San Juan to New York?
The flight from San Juan (SJU) to New York (JFK) takes 3h 27m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from San Juan to New York operates with an 80% on-time performance rate, with the average delay being 14.6 minutes when delays do occur. The route sees a total of 909 flights annually and uses aircraft such as Boeing 757s, Airbus A320s, and Boeing 757-200 models. The destination airport, which opened in 1948, handles over 62 million passengers each year.
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 Juan (SJU) → New York (JFK) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 2068 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.05%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Juan (SJU) to New York (JFK) heads north for about 2,578 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 27m.
Departures from San Juan on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 33% of SJU-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,068 tracked SJU-JFK flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 3.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about SJU-JFK
The flight from San Juan (SJU) to New York (JFK) takes 3h 27m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Juan (SJU) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 2068 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Juan-New York is 3.05% across 2068 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, 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.
