San Francisco (SFO) to New York (JFK) flights

Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines fly nonstop from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, with about 126 flights a week in July 2026. The 2,586-mile flight takes about 5h 29m gate to gate.

From

SFO

San Francisco

San Francisco International Airport

JFK

New York

John F. Kennedy International Airport

Distance: 2,586 mi · 4,162 km
Flight time: 5h 29m
Airlines: 4
Seats filled: 89%

Flights a week, July 2026

6,565 flights and 957,624 passengers in 12 months

Map data: Natural Earth. Lines follow the shortest (great-circle) path.

Airlines flying SFO to JFK

Airline	Flights a week	Aircraft	Passengers (12 months)	Flight time
Delta Air Lines	40	Boeing 767-300/300ER, Boeing 757-200, Airbus A330-200	385,466	5h 28m
JetBlue	37	Airbus A321, Airbus A320-100/200	269,833	5h 27m
American Airlines	29	Airbus A321, Boeing 737 MAX 8	129,894	5h 30m
Alaska Airlines	20	Boeing 737-900ER, Boeing 737 MAX 9, Boeing 737-800	172,431	5h 35m

Airlines are the operating carrier: regional airlines such as SkyWest or Horizon often fly under a larger airline's brand.

SFO to JFK flight schedule

23 flight numbers flew this route in August 2026, 19 of them almost daily. The first usually leaves at 6:00am and the last at 11:59pm. Times are local and can change; check with the airline before you book.

Flight	Departs	Arrives	Days flown in August 2026	On time (12 months)
B6 116JetBlue	6:00am	2:38pm	31	89%
AA 234American Airlines	6:20am	2:57pm	31	91%
DL 405Delta Air Lines	7:00am	3:43pm	31	89%
AS 20Alaska Airlines	7:20am	4:08pm	31	81%
B6 316JetBlue	8:00am	4:40pm	31	84%
DL 383Delta Air Lines	8:55am	5:45pm	16	87%
DL 606Delta Air Lines	8:55am	5:45pm	12	50%
AA 16American Airlines	10:24am	7:09pm	31	72%
DL 668Delta Air Lines	11:49am	8:37pm	31	73%
AA 166American Airlines	12:16pm	9:00pm	31	69%
B6 216JetBlue	12:45pm	9:32pm	26	75%
DL 691Delta Air Lines	1:10pm	9:54pm	31	46%
AS 42Alaska Airlines	1:38pm	10:26pm	31	65%
B6 416JetBlue	2:45pm	11:30pm	31	77%
AA 148American Airlines	3:20pm	11:59pm	26	58%
DL 396Delta Air Lines	4:05pm	12:45am	26	60%
B6 16JetBlue	8:25pm	5:08am	31	76%
AA 276American Airlines	9:30pm	6:01am	31	82%
AS 211Alaska Airlines	9:30pm	6:20am	26	89%
AS 40Alaska Airlines	10:33pm	7:19am	10	85%
DL 365Delta Air Lines	10:35pm	7:02am	31	80%
DL 2112Delta Air Lines	11:50pm	8:16am	18	57%
B6 816JetBlue	11:59pm	8:43am	26	77%

Is SFO to JFK on time?

From September 2025 to August 2026, 78% of 6,798 flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule and 2.5% were cancelled. Flights leaving around 6am were the most punctual (90%), those around 1pm the least (64%). Most delay time was caused by late-arriving aircraft (36%).

Airline	Flights	On time	Average delay	Cancelled
Delta Air Lines	2,230	77%	17 min	2.2%
JetBlue	1,955	79%	17 min	2.5%
American Airlines	1,501	78%	26 min	3.2%
Alaska Airlines	1,112	79%	13 min	2.2%

Airlines as sold: flights operated by regional partners count under the airline on the ticket. Average delay is across all completed flights, early arrivals counted as zero.

On-time arrivals by departure time

Scheduled departure	Flights	On time
6am to 7am	585	90%
7am to 8am	818	89%
8am to 9am	408	81%
9am to 10am	416	86%
10am to 11am	385	76%
11am to 12pm	486	75%
12pm to 1pm	441	66%
1pm to 2pm	653	64%
2pm to 3pm	401	70%
3pm to 4pm	216	73%
4pm to 5pm	221	71%
9pm to 10pm	381	83%
10pm to 11pm	933	84%
11pm to 12am	337	59%

Flights by month

Month	Flights	Passengers
August 2025	582	86,970
September 2025	572	83,741
October 2025	602	87,696
November 2025	539	79,185
December 2025	524	77,985
January 2026	508	68,713
February 2026	430	58,339
March 2026	528	76,867
April 2026	539	78,268
May 2026	586	87,436
June 2026	598	90,600
July 2026	557	81,824

Source: US Department of Transportation, T-100 Segment data, August 2025 to July 2026.