New York John F. Kennedy (JFK)

JFK / KJFK · operated by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Official · May 2026

5,044,941

John F. Kennedy International Airport handled 5,044,941 passengers in May 2026, down 8.7% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

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January 2022 February 2023 March 2024 April 2025 May 2026

Domestic / International

May 2026

Domestic 47.2% 2,380,858
International 52.8% 2,664,083

Against 2019 -9.7% same month, before the pandemic

International share 53% of passengers in May 2026

Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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Period	Passengers	Year on year	Source
May 2026	5,044,941	−8.7%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
April 2026	4,889,343	−5.7%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
March 2026	4,680,335	−3.6%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
February 2026	3,838,345	−5.7%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
January 2026	4,421,683	−4.7%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
December 2025	5,040,521	−5.8%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
November 2025	4,705,715	−2.2%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
October 2025	5,208,144	−4.2%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
September 2025	5,073,521	−4.2%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
August 2025	6,208,795	+1.4%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
July 2025	6,081,211	−1.2%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
June 2025	5,666,273	−1.1%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
May 2025	5,526,964	−0.3%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
April 2025	5,183,420	+0.3%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
March 2025	4,854,317	−3.9%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
February 2025	4,071,786	−1.8%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
January 2025	4,637,710	+3.7%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
December 2024	5,351,177	+4.0%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
November 2024	4,812,015	−0.5%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
October 2024	5,438,451	+3.9%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
September 2024	5,293,917	+2.9%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics	Open this month →
August 2024	6,123,283	+3.0%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024	6,157,692	+5.4%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024	5,730,312	+3.2%	US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay05:00–06:002.5min · 1,356 recorded · 1,330 measured

Gap to highest-delay hour20.8min05:00 ↔ 21:00

Recorded flights195,687John F. Kennedy International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures

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Departure hour	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
00:00	No observations	—	—	—
01:00	No observations	—	—	—
02:00	No observations	—	—	—
03:00	No observations	—	—	—
04:00	No observations	—	—	—
05:00	91.7%	2.5 min	1,330	1,356
06:00	91.0%	3.7 min	12,470	12,676
07:00	91.6%	3.6 min	16,377	16,708
08:00	88.9%	5.0 min	16,978	17,254
09:00	87.0%	6.1 min	13,329	13,497
10:00	84.0%	8.4 min	6,120	6,224
11:00	85.8%	7.9 min	13,890	14,066
12:00	84.4%	8.9 min	8,361	8,470
13:00	80.0%	12.1 min	9,292	9,425
14:00	77.4%	13.6 min	9,803	10,014
15:00	76.4%	15.0 min	13,751	14,067
16:00	78.8%	14.0 min	11,606	11,853
17:00	76.0%	18.1 min	13,350	13,668
18:00	73.3%	20.4 min	9,908	10,117
19:00	71.9%	20.8 min	11,656	11,994
20:00	68.9%	22.4 min	9,862	10,168
21:00	69.8%	23.3 min	9,176	9,508
22:00	68.5%	20.1 min	4,354	4,499
23:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	123	123

Day of week

On-time departures

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Day of week	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Monday	80.2%	12.4 min	27,941	28,854
Tuesday	84.1%	9.2 min	27,089	27,546
Wednesday	84.2%	8.9 min	26,817	27,150
Thursday	80.1%	13.4 min	27,801	28,207
Friday	80.8%	11.9 min	27,957	28,350
Saturday	80.3%	13.0 min	26,236	26,707
Sunday	76.8%	16.4 min	27,895	28,873

Month of year

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On-time departures

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Month of year	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Jan	80.5%	11.9 min	15,632	16,349
Feb	79.5%	13.8 min	14,494	15,308
Mar	80.1%	13.3 min	16,882	17,129
Apr	85.0%	6.5 min	16,839	16,882
May	82.1%	10.9 min	17,419	17,556
Jun	76.2%	18.6 min	17,205	17,598
Jul	70.2%	26.4 min	8,685	9,262
Aug	79.4%	14.1 min	9,026	9,110
Sep	86.0%	6.8 min	18,856	18,943
Oct	85.9%	7.2 min	19,462	19,660
Nov	85.1%	7.2 min	18,519	18,766
Dec	73.8%	18.6 min	18,717	19,124

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

On time 79.3% 155,115
Delayed >15 min 18.7% 36,621
Cancelled 2.0% 3,951
Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.

Flights touching Brazil reported to ANAC · partial coverage

Source: ANAC Brazil VRA · 2024-09-01 → 2026-07-31

Lowest average delay20:00–21:00-87.2min · 267 recorded · 264 measured

Gap to highest-delay hour132.5min20:00 ↔ 18:00

Recorded flights1,885John F. Kennedy International Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures

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Average departure delay

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Departure hour	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
00:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	1	1
01:00	No observations	—	—	—
02:00	No observations	—	—	—
03:00	No observations	—	—	—
04:00	No observations	—	—	—
05:00	No observations	—	—	—
06:00	No observations	—	—	—
07:00	No observations	—	—	—
08:00	No observations	—	—	—
09:00	No observations	—	—	—
10:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	3	3
11:00	No observations	—	—	—
12:00	No observations	—	—	—
13:00	No observations	—	—	—
14:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	1	1
15:00	No observations	—	—	—
16:00	No observations	—	—	—
17:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	123	126
18:00	56.3%	45.3 min	336	340
19:00	79.2%	9.5 min	236	241
20:00	74.2%	-87.2 min	264	267
21:00	66.8%	19.8 min	256	265
22:00	71.9%	40.2 min	562	577
23:00	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	62	64

Day of week

On-time departures

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Average departure delay

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Day of week	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Monday	72.0%	15.0 min	261	269
Tuesday	68.7%	11.0 min	265	269
Wednesday	74.3%	1.2 min	268	269
Thursday	72.5%	21.5 min	269	272
Friday	70.8%	30.2 min	260	268
Saturday	70.4%	7.7 min	260	269
Sunday	67.1%	14.2 min	261	269

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures

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Month of year	On-time departures	Average departure delay	With departure time	Recorded flights
Jan	62.6%	43.5 min	211	215
Feb	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	186	194
Mar	74.4%	8.3 min	207	210
Apr	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	130	132
May	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	124	125
Jun	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	143	146
Jul	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	110	112
Aug	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	60	62
Sep	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	148	151
Oct	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	153	157
Nov	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	178	180
Dec	Fewer than 200 measured departures	—	194	201

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

On time 69.3% 1,306
Delayed >15 min 28.5% 538
Cancelled 2.2% 41
Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.

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