New York
JFK · KJFKJohn F. Kennedy International Airport
Passengers a year
59.7M
#6 busiest in the U.S.
204
nonstop destinations
115
airlines
563
departures a day
77.9%
arrivals on time
3.5%
flights cancelled
82.9%
load factor
Airlines
Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at New York, with 31% of all passengers. 115 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Delta Air Lines holds 31% of the airport — the 24th most concentrated of 30 large hubs. The nearest comparison is SAN at 35%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DL | 30.6% | 18.3M | 115 | 81.2% | +0.8% |
B6 JetBlue83% full | 23.4% | 14M | 89 | 76% | -5% |
AA | 12.5% | 7.5M | 49 | 73.9% | -1.4% |
BA British Airways83% full | 2.1% | 1.2M | 2 | — | -2.4% |
AS Alaska84% full | 2.0% | 1.2M | 8 | 78% | +9.8% |
+Other airlines | 29.4% | 17.6M | — | — | — |
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
81 domestic and 123 international nonstop destinations from New York, across 81 countries.
46% domestic · 54% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
1.5M1,504,900 departing · 87% full
Delta Air Lines · JetBlue Airways · American Airlines · Frontier Airlines
953.3K953,268 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)
572K571,954 departing · 89% full
JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines
Delta Air Lines · JetBlue Airways · American Airlines · Frontier Airlines
534.4K534,438 departing · 80% 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)
1.5M1,511,278 departing · 3M2,984,474 both ways
British Airways · Virgin Atlantic · American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · JetBlue Airways
Paris, France (CDG)
847.8K847,772 departing · 1.7M1,658,571 both ways
Air France · Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · JetBlue Airways · Norse Atlantic Airways,AS
Santiago, Dominican Republic (STI)
514.5K514,544 departing · 1M1,030,893 both ways
JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ)
464.4K464,383 departing · 921.6K921,586 both ways
JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines
Rome, Italy (FCO)
413K412,954 departing · 952.5K952,515 both ways
Delta Air Lines · ITA · Norse Atlantic Airways,AS · American Airlines
Madrid, Spain (MAD)
390.1K390,095 departing · 789.7K789,701 both ways
Iberia Air Lines Of Spain · Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · Air Europa
Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
376.2K376,240 departing · 735.4K735,432 both ways
KLM · Delta Air Lines · JetBlue Airways
Tokyo, Japan (HND)
364.2K364,158 departing · 712.6K712,602 both ways
Japan Airlines · All Nippon Airways · American Airlines
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ)
329.6K329,554 departing · 653.4K653,375 both ways
JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines · American Airlines
Cancún, Mexico (CUN)
327K327,035 departing · 648K647,999 both ways
JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines · American Airlines
All nonstop destinations
204 nonstop · 79 airlines · 81 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
22,997 departures · 84% full
11.2%
- Regional
22,162 departures · 78% full
10.8%
- Narrowbody
21,761 departures · 82% full
10.6%
- Narrowbody
21,582 departures · 85% full
10.5%
- Regional
15,906 departures · 74% full
7.7%
- Narrowbody
13,777 departures · 81% full
6.7%
- Narrowbody
8,940 departures · 83% full
4.3%
- Widebody
8,166 departures · 84% full
4.0%
- Widebody
7,609 departures · 82% full
3.7%
- Narrowbody
7,316 departures · 84% full
3.6%
When New York is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
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
- 62,314,161
- 2026
- 33,457,478 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
3,583
flights cancelled
98.6K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Delta Air Lines 81.2%
Least reliable here
American Airlines 73.9%
Among US airports
#6
On time, month by month
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A
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Darker is better · 67.5%–85.1%
The weak spot is July 2026, when 67.5% of arrivals landed on time — 10.4 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 59.7M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #6 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 563 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 31% of its passengers. 115 airlines serve New York in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)?
New York (JFK) has 204 nonstop destinations — 81 domestic and 123 international across 81 countries.
How often do flights arrive on time at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)?
About 77.9% of flights arriving at New York (JFK) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 3.5% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)?
The Airbus A321neo 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.
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
Genki's Travels
Singapore Airlines | A350-900 | Business Class | New York (JFK) to Singapore (SIN) | Trip Report
35:45 · Jan 2026
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 August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).