Catania, Italy · flights to the United States
CTA
Catania
- US routes
- 1
- Flights
- 384 both ways
- Carriers
- 1
- Departures on time
- 70.9% YTD
Catania had 384 flights to and from the United States in the twelve months to June 2026, about four departures a week in each direction spread over 1 US route, the busiest being New York (JFK) with 384. EUROCONTROL has 70.9% of all its departures leaving within 15 minutes of schedule this year and 75.7% of arrivals landing within 15 minutes, from about 116 departures a day; on arrival punctuality that is 28th of the 41 European airports here with US service. Italy publishes no route-level punctuality, so the US routes below are described by frequency and carrier rather than by delay.
On departure punctuality Catania stands 21st of 41: Stockholm Arlanda leads at 84.0% and Lisbon trails at 57.5%. By transatlantic volume it is 35th of the 45 European airports with a page here; London Heathrow leads with 81,419 flights. Punctuality and volume do not move together: a hub's transatlantic bank is scheduled around its own connecting flights, and the arrivals that feed it are where the delay comes in.
Key figures
Departures on time
70.9%
All destinations, year to date (EUROCONTROL)
Arrivals on time
75.7%
Within 15 minutes, year to date
Schedules operated
91.9%
Planned flights that actually flew
ATFM delay
0.5 min
Per arriving flight, year to date
Route by route
US routes from CTA
New York (JFK) takes 100% of the airport's US traffic. Each route page sets the pair's frequency and carriers beside the departure airport's EUROCONTROL punctuality and the US airport's own DOT record.
| Route | Flights | Carriers |
|---|---|---|
| CTA to JFK · New York | 384 | Delta |
Flights: DOT international report, both directions, July 2025 to June 2026. A route needs 100 flights for a page.
Carriers
Who flies CTA to the United States
Delta Air Lines flew 100% of the airport's US flights. One carrier in all: the choice on most routes from here is the airline or the date, not the airline and the date.
- Delta Air Lines384 flights · 100%
Punctuality
How Catania is running
Over the seven days to 21 October 2026, 61.3% of departures and 66.6% of arrivals were within 15 minutes, 10 points worse than the year to date. 91.9% of scheduled flights have operated this year, the remainder cancelled or never filed. Air traffic flow management delay charged to the airport, the minutes the network held flights on the ground elsewhere to protect it, averaged 0.5 per arrival this year and 0.1 over the last week. These are whole-airport figures from EUROCONTROL's Network Manager, published daily and refreshed here with each build; the long-haul bank usually runs a little better than the airport average because wide-body schedules carry more slack.
| Window | Departures on time | Arrivals on time | Schedules operated | ATFM delay / arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yesterday (21 October 2026) | 62.1% | 66.4% | 91.7% | 0.6 min |
| Last 7 days | 61.3% | 66.6% | 94.0% | 0.1 min |
| Year to date | 70.9% | 75.7% | 91.9% | 0.5 min |
Across the year
Transatlantic flights from CTA by month
- July 202558
- August 202563
- September 202559
- October 202549
- November 20250
- December 20250
- January 20260
- February 20260
- March 20260
- April 202635
- May 202660
- June 202660
Your rights
EC 261/2004 at CTA
Every departure from Catania is covered by Regulation (EC) 261/2004, whichever airline operates it: a flight arriving in the United States three hours or more late for a reason within the airline's control owes each passenger €600 on these distances, halved if the arrival was under four hours late, plus care and rebooking. Flights back from the United States are covered only on EU carriers.
Delayed three hours or more? Check a claim with Compensair →
What to do with this
Flying to the US from CTA
For a transatlantic trip from Catania, the route page is the place to decide: each shows who flies the pair, how often, and what the airport at each end does to a schedule. Leave at least two hours for any onward connection in the United States; immigration is cleared at the first point of entry, before the connecting flight.
Common questions
CTA transatlantic questions
How punctual is Catania?
70.9% of departures and 75.7% of arrivals were within 15 minutes of schedule from 1 January to 21 October 2026, on EUROCONTROL's Network Manager data for every flight at the airport. The last seven days ran at 61.3% for departures.
Which US cities can you fly to from Catania?
New York (JFK), ranked by flights in the DOT's international report for July 2025 to June 2026. 384 flights in all, both directions counted.
Which airlines fly from Catania to the United States?
Delta Air Lines. Delta Air Lines flew 100% of the flights.
Can I claim compensation for a delayed flight from Catania to the US?
Yes, under EC 261/2004, if the flight arrived three hours or more late or was cancelled at short notice for a reason within the airline's control. The amount on these distances is €600 a passenger, halved if the arrival was under four hours late.
Related
Where to go next
Sources: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, International Report (flights and passengers by carrier and airport pair), July 2025 to June 2026; EUROCONTROL Aviation Intelligence Portal, airport punctuality and ATFM delay to 21 October 2026. Rebuilt 22 October 2026; the EUROCONTROL figures refresh with each weekly build, the others when their publisher releases a month. How these sources differ.