JFK John F. Kennedy International Airport
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New York JFKJohn F. Kennedy International Airport18:52·#101/327
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2.0%

New York JFK (JFK) airport tracked flights cancelled today

3 of 147 flights cancelled (2.0%). Operating flights: departures +11 min, arrivals +9 min.

FAA ground stop: flights to JFK held at origin until 6:30 pm EDT (equipment).

FAA ground delay: arrivals into JFK running about 72 min behind (equipment).

Hour by hour
18:00today +11 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

New York JFK (JFK) delays today: 69% of the 803 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +11 min and arrivals +9 min, across 147 flights tracked so far today. 3 of 147 tracked flights have been cancelled (2.0%). FAA ground stop: flights to JFK held at origin until 6:30 pm EDT (equipment). FAA ground delay: arrivals into JFK running about 72 min behind (equipment). Security wait at JFK is up to 27 min at Terminal 8, 4 min with PreCheck there. Wait is measured at the checkpoint entrance. As of 18:25 local. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 21 September 2026 at 22:00 UTC.

Departures408 timed
On time74%300
Delayed26%108
typical now +11 min
Arrivals395 timed
On time64%254
Delayed36%141
typical now +9 min
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
13:00 18:45MS988CAI Cairo+345 min
14:43 21:42AA1953DFW Dallas-Fort Worth · gate 32+419 min
14:45 21:20DL771LAX Los Angeles · gate B27+395 min
15:10 18:55DL1543MCO Orlando · gate A14+225 min
15:35 19:50AV211BOG Bogota+255 min
15:40 19:10LH401FRA Frankfurt am Main · gate 7+210 min
15:55 18:54B61485RDU Raleigh/Durham · gate 503+179 min
16:00 19:00DL5779IAD Washington · gate A16+180 min
11:559K101HYA HyannisCancelled
15:30AA4397BOS BostonCancelled
16:15DL5067CLT CharlotteCancelled

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +53. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
13:30 20:47AA374CLT from Charlotte+437 min
15:55 19:05DL2320RSW from Fort Myers+190 min
16:18 02:28AA2335JAC from Jackson+610 min
16:59 19:50B62901BUF from Buffalo+171 min
17:00 19:05AA2899MIA from Miami+125 min
17:28 20:24B6478JAX from Jacksonville+176 min
10:509K100HYA from HyannisCancelled
13:30AA101LHR from LondonCancelled
14:55DL245CTA from CataniaCancelled
Running late right now143 of 352 still on the board · 41%
+610
AA2335 from Jackson · arr 02:28
Flights this late at JFK still cancel only 1.8% of the time.
+437
AA374 from Charlotte · arr 20:47
Across our tracked network, delayed flights claw back ~28 min on average.
+419
AA1953 → Dallas-Fort Worth · dep 21:42
A +419 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+395
DL771 → Los Angeles · dep 21:20
A +395 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
In the air to JFKlive positions · 3-min feed
68aircraft inbound · next to land B61112 from Willemstad, lands ~18:53
B61112Willemstad
on final · ~18:53
DL791Phoenix
on final · ~18:53
VS153London
on final · ~18:54
AA2899Miami
on final · ~18:55

Positions as of 18:46 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
ZRHZurich+65m
IADWashington+46m
DFWDallas-Fort Worth+38m
FCORome+31m
CAICairo+31m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
LHLufthansa+82m
AZITA Airways+42m
LXSWISS+41m
MSEgyptAir+31m
EYEtihad+29m
Ahead5 of the 270 flights listed for the next 4 hours are already cancelled (1.9%).
Security wait up to 27 min
  • Terminal 8 27 min · PreCheck 4 min
  • Terminal 4 25 min · PreCheck 3 min
  • Terminal 1 14 min · PreCheck 6 min
  • Terminal 5 12 min · PreCheck 2 min
  • Terminal 7 8 min
Wait is measured at the checkpoint entrance. · As of 18:25 local.
Cancelled 2.0%3 of 147 A typical day here runs ~2%. Today is in line with normal. Made up in the air Network figure ~28 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 4th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +0 min departures.

Typical week here
+23
MON
+19
TUE
+18
WED
+23
THU
+22
FRI
+20
SAT
+22
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Wednesday (+18 min), heaviest on Monday (+23 min).

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Sample · what you getJFK went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/new-york-JFK

New York JFK airport delays today

Cancellation watch at JFK. A typical departure is currently +11 min. Arrivals are +9 min. Cancellations: 3 of 147 tracked flights (2.0%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 03:00 (+2 min expected).

Other New York airports: EWR LGA · Nearby gateways: LGA EWR HPN PHL BDL ILG · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from New York JFK

Is New York JFK (JFK) delayed right now?

Cancellation watch at JFK. 3 of 147 flights cancelled (2.0%). Operating flights: departures +11 min, arrivals +9 min. 69% of the 803 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the best day to fly from New York JFK (JFK)?

Over the last 90 days, Wednesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+18 min). Monday ran heaviest (+23 min).

How often are flights delayed at JFK today?

We tracked 147 flights today: departures +11 min, arrivals +9 min. 2.0% of tracked operations were cancelled.

Are there cancellations at JFK today?

3 cancellations across 147 tracked flights today (2.0% of operations).

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
Dep index
0.8/5Arr index
0.8/5
delay window 18:00 local · How these are computed → methodology