Flights Savannah → New York
SAV → JFK
Route overview
The flight route from Savannah to New York operates with an 80% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 14.3 minutes when flights are not on time. The route sees a total of 376 flights annually and uses both Airbus A320 and Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft models to serve one of the busiest airports in the United States, which opened in 1948 and handled 62,440,306 passengers per 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 Savannah (SAV) → New York (JFK) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 494 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.44%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Savannah the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Savannah (SAV) to New York (JFK) heads north-east for about 1,155 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 52m.
Departures from Savannah on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of SAV-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Savannah the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 494 tracked SAV-JFK flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 3.4% 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% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAV-JFK
On the Savannah (SAV) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 494 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Savannah-New York is 3.44% across 494 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 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.
