JFK to MIA flight delays

JFK MIA John F. Kennedy to Miami · 1,089 miles

15,464 flights were scheduled from JFK to MIA over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 15,103 that made the trip, 75.3% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
15,464
Arrived on time
75.3%
Cancelled
2%
Scheduled distance
1,089 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on JFK–MIA, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
American Airlines 78% 85 min 1.9% 8,467
Delta Air Lines 75% 72 min 1.8% 4,744
JetBlue Airways 63.9% 78 min 2.9% 1,899
Frontier Airlines 75.1% 95 min 2% 350

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on JFK–MIA: 62.9% of flights arrived on time, against 83.9% in November. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 75.3%.
Arrival on-time share, JFK to MIA, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 73.6% 1,304
February 76% 1,242
March 74.2% 1,374
April 82.1% 1,392
May 79.1% 1,332
June 71% 1,206
July 62.9% 1,295
August 71.3% 1,284
September 76.7% 1,212
October 81.6% 1,218
November 83.9% 1,294
December 69.9% 1,311

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

JFK to MIA in one number

JFK → MIA

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 80 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 15,464 flights

75.3% of flights arrived on time

Questions about JFK to MIA

Which airline is most reliable from JFK to MIA?
American Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 78% of the time, with 8,467 scheduled. JetBlue Airways came in at 63.9% over 1,899 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly JFK to MIA?
July, at 62.9% of arrivals on time, with 1,295 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 83.9%.
How late are JFK–MIA flights when they are late?
80 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the JFK to MIA flight cancelled?
2% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at MIA less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.