JFK to ABQ flight delays
New York, NY (JFK) Albuquerque, NM (ABQ) · 1,826 miles
160 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
60.51%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.25%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
70 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
29 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
This is a late route. Flights from New York to Albuquerque miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
The two directions do not behave alike. ABQ to JFK arrives on time 17.2 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
This route does worse than its own airport. JFK as a whole runs 18 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
Only JetBlue Airways flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, JetBlue Airways arrived on time most often on JFK to ABQ. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in July.
Every airline on JFK to ABQ
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways | 156 | 60.13% | 1.28% | 69 min | F |
| Delta Air Lines | 4 | 75% | 0% | 116 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
ABQ to JFK Albuquerque back to New York 77.71% on time COther routes from New York
Common questions
Are flights from New York to Albuquerque usually delayed?
60.51% of flights on the JFK to ABQ route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 4 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from New York to Albuquerque?
Only JetBlue Airways appears in the published record on this route, with 156 flights and 60.13% arriving on time.
How often are JFK to ABQ flights cancelled?
1.25% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 13 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When JFK to ABQ flights are late, how late are they?
About 70 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on JFK to ABQ during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →