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Delays by Destination: No destination-specific delays are being reported. General Departure Delays: Traffic is experiencing gate hold and taxi delays lasting 15 minutes or less. General Arrival Delays: Arrival traffic is experiencing airborne delays of 15 minutes or less.



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Security. Wait Times. Check our websites, JFK, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty, to get a sense of current wait times but always allow plenty of time for the security screening. It is recommended that you arrive two hours before domestic flights and three hours for international travel but also check with your airline.

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Summary: Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) has the highest cancellation rate in the country for 2022: 5.55% - up from 1.43% in 2021. That's an increase of 286.77%. LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York City saw the largest increase in canceled flights – from 1471 in 2021 to 8795 in 2022 - a 497.89% jump.

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  • New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport has been named the airport with the highest percentage of canceled flights in the US, according to a new study. ...
  • NYC's LaGuardia and JFK airports joined Newark Liberty International as the US airports that experience the most cancellations.


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There are several reasons why flights may be canceled, including bad weather, air traffic restrictions, lack of airplane or staff, technical problems, and low passenger numbers.

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Why are lots of flights being cancelled? There are several reasons why flights may be canceled, including bad weather, air traffic restrictions, lack of airplane or staff, technical problems, and low passenger numbers.

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Frontier Airlines has had the worst on-time arrival performance so far in 2023. Just 65.41% of Frontier flights arrived on time from January through April 2023. The next-worst airlines were Hawaiian Airlines (66.39%) and Spirit Airlines (66.97%).

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BTS data from July 2021 to June 2022 shows Hawaiian performed best of all U.S. airlines with just a 0.81% cancellation rate. Delta took second place again — with a cancellation rate of 1.63%. Meanwhile, merger partners JetBlue (3.81%) and Spirit Airlines (4.11%) canceled the highest percentage of all flights.

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Here are some tips for clearing customs and immigration quickly at JFK:
  1. Arrive at the airport early. This will give you plenty of time to check in for your flight and get through security.
  2. Have your passport and visa ready. ...
  3. Be prepared to answer questions about your trip. ...
  4. Be polite and respectful to customs officials.


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On average, it takes about 20 minutes to clear customs and immigration at JFK.

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