The flight time from San Antonio to New York is 3 hours, 53 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SAT San Antonio, TX on time.
14 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 25 minutes in the air
12 minutes taxiing in
Arrives JFK New York, NY 2 minutes late.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
71%
JetBlue
66%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from San Antonio to New York is 3 hours, 53 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 25 minutes.

The flight distance from San Antonio to New York is 1587 Miles.

Reverse Journey

New York to San Antonio
4 hours, 4 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

JetBlue
3h 45m
Delta
4h 3m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

11

Distance

1587 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

JetBlue
7
Delta
4

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is San Antonio from New York by plane?

The distance from San Antonio to New York by plane is 1587 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from San Antonio to New York?

The flight time from San Antonio to New York is 3 hours, 53 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 25 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with JetBlue being the fastest taking 3 hours, 45 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 4 hours, 3 minutes.

What airlines fly from San Antonio to New York?

JetBlue and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from San Antonio to New York.

Does Southwest fly from San Antonio to New York?

Southwest does not fly from San Antonio (SAT) to New York (JFK). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves San Antonio on time
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 205 minutes
Taxiing In 12 minutes
Arrives New York 2 minutes late

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from San Antonio to New York, JetBlue is 66% reliable, which means that JetBlue flights are on time 66% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 71% 27% 2%
JetBlue 66% 32% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between San Antonio and New York, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
JetBlue 13 201 10 225
Delta 15 208 17 243

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
3pm 0.39
5pm 0.13
6pm 0.21
4pm 0.01
2pm 0.88

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from San Antonio to New York that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 31
February 28
March 31
April 30
May 55
June 60
July 62
August 62
September 59
October 62
November 58
December 62

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from San Antonio to New York that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 1.65
Tuesday 1.65
Wednesday 1.65
Thursday 1.62
Friday 1.65
Saturday 1.63
Sunday 1.67

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
JetBlue 0
Delta 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
3pm 12 212 12 239
5pm 12 193 8 213
6pm 12 194 10 217
4pm 30 208 13 251
2pm 15 204 13 234
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.