New York
JFK · KJFKJohn F. Kennedy International Airport
Passengers a year
60.9M
#6 busiest in the U.S.
206
nonstop destinations
116
airlines
571
departures a day
77.8%
arrivals on time
3.1%
flights cancelled
82.9%
load factor
Airlines
Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at New York, with 30% of all passengers. 116 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Delta Air Lines holds 30% of the airport — the 24th most concentrated of 30 large hubs. The nearest comparison is SAN at 34%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DL | 30.2% | 18.4M | 115 | 81.1% | +2.1% |
B6 JetBlue83% full | 23.2% | 14.1M | 90 | 76.1% | -3.4% |
AA | 12.2% | 7.4M | 50 | 74% | -2.1% |
BA British Airways85% full | 2.1% | 1.3M | 2 | — | -1.5% |
AS Alaska84% full | 2.0% | 1.2M | 8 | 75.8% | +5.6% |
+Other airlines | 30.4% | 18.5M | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
83 domestic and 123 international nonstop destinations from New York, across 80 countries.
46% domestic · 54% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
1.5M1,494,832 departing · 86% full
Delta Air Lines · JetBlue Airways · American Airlines · Frontier Airlines
948.7K948,683 departing · 88% full
Delta Air Lines · JetBlue Airways · Alaska Airlines · American Airlines
JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines
American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines
Delta Air Lines · JetBlue Airways · Frontier Airlines
San Juan (SJU)
593.5K593,486 departing · 89% full
JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines
Delta Air Lines · JetBlue Airways · American Airlines · Frontier Airlines
540.6K540,563 departing · 81% full
JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines · Alaska Airlines · JetBlue Airways
American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · JetBlue Airways
Top international destinations
London, United Kingdom (LHR)
1.6M1,554,834 departing · 3.1M3,055,065 both ways
British Airways · Virgin Atlantic · American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · JetBlue Airways
Paris, France (CDG)
871.7K871,697 departing · 1.7M1,717,212 both ways
Air France · Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · JetBlue Airways · Norse Atlantic Airways,AS
Santiago, Dominican Republic (STI)
523.7K523,737 departing · 1M1,044,370 both ways
JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines
Rome, Italy (FCO)
466.5K466,496 departing · 1M1,019,925 both ways
Delta Air Lines · ITA · Norse Atlantic Airways,AS · American Airlines
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ)
466.3K466,349 departing · 926.9K926,897 both ways
JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines
Madrid, Spain (MAD)
389.5K389,539 departing · 783.5K783,539 both ways
Iberia Air Lines Of Spain · Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · Air Europa
Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
385.9K385,910 departing · 757.1K757,074 both ways
KLM · Delta Air Lines · JetBlue Airways
Tokyo, Japan (HND)
364.3K364,303 departing · 714.2K714,190 both ways
Japan Airlines · All Nippon Airways · American Airlines
Mexico City, Mexico (MEX)
342.7K342,730 departing · 684.4K684,396 both ways
Aeroméxico · Delta Air Lines · Viva · American Airlines
Ferno, Italy (MXP)
337.5K337,541 departing · 697.3K697,266 both ways
Delta Air Lines · Emirates · American Airlines · Neos
All nonstop destinations
206 nonstop · 80 airlines · 83 domestic / 123 intl
Air Canada Express · operated by Jazz Aviation
American Eagle · operated by Republic Airways
Delta Connection · operated by Endeavor Air, Republic Airways
Aircraft
By share of departures at New York.
Body class · share of departures
- Narrowbody
23,582 departures · 83% full
11.3%
- Narrowbody
23,122 departures · 83% full
11.1%
- Regional
22,221 departures · 78% full
10.7%
- Narrowbody
21,761 departures · 84% full
10.4%
- Regional
16,228 departures · 74% full
7.8%
- Narrowbody
13,178 departures · 80% full
6.3%
- Narrowbody
8,977 departures · 83% full
4.3%
- Widebody
8,338 departures · 83% full
4.0%
- Widebody
8,043 departures · 82% full
3.9%
- Narrowbody
7,056 departures · 84% full
3.4%
When New York is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Departures a month · peak August 2025
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 28,457,337
- 1991
- 24,798,504
- 1992
- 26,057,900
- 1993
- 25,221,315
- 1994
- 27,229,615
- 1995
- 28,866,406
- 1996
- 29,832,261
- 1997
- 30,424,103
- 1998
- 30,967,772
- 1999
- 31,625,765
- 2000
- 33,246,983
- 2001
- 29,843,576
- 2002
- 29,858,175
- 2003
- 31,868,698
- 2004
- 37,680,542
- 2005
- 40,840,465
- 2006
- 42,832,856
- 2007
- 47,441,134
- 2008
- 47,810,169
- 2009
- 45,882,207
- 2010
- 46,288,167
- 2011
- 47,551,566
- 2012
- 49,311,846
- 2013
- 50,467,425
- 2014
- 52,907,410
- 2015
- 56,293,899
- 2016
- 58,972,046
- 2017
- 59,667,070
- 2018
- 61,686,279
- 2019
- 62,595,306
- 2020
- 16,524,364
- 2021
- 30,816,614
- 2022
- 54,661,838
- 2023
- 61,856,355
- 2024
- 63,289,320
- 2025
- 62,258,377
- 2026
- 22,874,647 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at New York, 78 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 19 arrive late, and 3 are cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
19 min
average delay
3,174
flights cancelled
99.1K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Delta Air Lines 81.1%
Least reliable here
American Airlines 74%
Among US airports
#6
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 67.5%–85.1%
The weak spot is July 2025, when 67.5% of arrivals landed on time — 10.3 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 85.1%.
Frequently asked
How busy is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)?
John F. Kennedy International Airport handled about 60.9M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #6 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 571 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)?
Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at New York (JFK), flying about 30% of its passengers. 116 airlines serve New York in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)?
New York (JFK) has 206 nonstop destinations — 83 domestic and 123 international across 80 countries.
How often do flights arrive on time at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)?
About 77.8% of flights arriving at New York (JFK) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 3.1% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)?
The Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures from New York (JFK), about 11% of the total.
Trip reports on YouTube
Fliers post trip reports from flights through New York (JFK) to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.
Genki's Travels
Singapore Airlines | A350-900 | Business Class | New York (JFK) to Singapore (SIN) | Trip Report
35:45 · Jan 2026
Simply Aviation
First-Row BUSINESS CLASS in the NOSE of Lufthansa's Boeing 747-400 from Frankfurt to New York JFK!
20:44 · Mar 2025
QFS Aviation
Royal Air Maroc - 787 9 - Business Class - New York (JFK) to Casablanca (CMN) | TRIP REPORT
23:44 · Aug 2022
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Departing counts passengers leaving New York; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).