Transatlantic route · frequency, carriers and airport records
SNN→JFK
Shannon to New York
- Flights
- 838 both ways
- Carriers
- 2
- Distance
- 3,073 mi
- Period
- July 2025 to June 2026
No public record scores Shannon to John F. Kennedy International flight by flight. The US Department of Transportation's on-time database covers domestic flights only, and in Europe only the United Kingdom publishes punctuality by route, so what follows is built from the three measurements that do exist. The DOT's international report counts 838 flights between the two airports in the twelve months to June 2026, about one departure a day in each direction, flown by Aer Lingus and Delta. EUROCONTROL publishes no punctuality series for Shannon. At the other end, 74.3% of JFK's domestic departures arrived on time in the DOT data, which says something about how the airport itself runs, not about this route.
EUROCONTROL does not publish a punctuality series for Shannon, so the departure end of this route cannot be ranked against other European gateways here.
Key figures
Flights
838
Both directions, July 2025 to June 2026 (DOT)
Carriers
2
Aer Lingus, Delta Air Lines
SNN departures on time
—
Not published for this airport
JFK domestic on time
74.3%
US DOT, last twelve months of domestic departures
Without a route-level record, the useful question is what the two airports do to a schedule. In the DOT data, a delayed domestic departure from JFK ran a little over an hour late on average over the last twelve months, and 3.98% of its scheduled flights were cancelled.
Carrier by carrier
Who flies SNN to JFK
Aer Lingus flew 73% of the 838 flights between SNN and JFK in the DOT's count, with Delta Air Lines on 226. Loads averaged 148 passengers a flight, which on this route means wide-body aircraft nearly full.
| Airline | Flights | Share | Per month | Passengers / flight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aer Lingus | 612 | 73% | 51 | 141 |
| Delta Air Lines | 226 | 27% | 19 | 167 |
DOT international report, July 2025 to June 2026; flights in both directions together. No delay figures exist for this pair in any public source.
Across the year
How often SNN to JFK flies through the year
The DOT's international report puts 124 flights on the pair in July 2025, the busiest month of the window, and 0 in February 2026, the thinnest. A summer-to-winter swing of that size means the winter schedule is a different operation: fewer frequencies, so a cancellation leaves a longer wait for the next seat.
Flights per month, both directions
- July 2025124
- August 2025120
- September 202583
- October 202562
- November 202560
- December 202558
- January 20268
- February 20260
- March 202662
- April 202660
- May 202681
- June 2026120
The DOT's international report counts flights in both directions together: 838 between SNN and JFK from July 2025 to June 2026, about one departure a day in each direction, carrying 123,895 passengers. That makes it the busiest of 4 US routes from Shannon and the 20th busiest of 34 European routes into JFK.
The arrival airport
Landing at John F. Kennedy International
John F. Kennedy International is scored on this site from the DOT's domestic data: 74.3% of its 102,713 domestic departures arrived on time over the last twelve months, with delayed flights running a little over an hour late, and 3.98% were cancelled. Those are domestic flights, not this route, but an arriving transatlantic flight shares the same runways, the same weather and the same ground delay programmes, so a bad day at JFK reaches a flight from SNN just as surely. The airport's own page has the hour-by-hour and month-by-month detail, and its live FAA status appears above when the FAA has something to say.
Domestic on time
74.3%
Arrivals under 15 minutes late (DOT)
Avg delay
77 min
Delayed domestic flights only
Cancelled
3.98%
Domestic departures
102,713
Last twelve months
John F. Kennedy International (JFK) delay statistics, hour by hour and month by month
Your rights
EC 261/2004 on SNN to JFK
Every flight that departs Shannon falls under Regulation (EC) 261/2004, whichever airline flies it and wherever it lands. If it arrives at John F. Kennedy International three hours or more late, or is cancelled with under 14 days' notice, and the cause was within the airline's control, each passenger is owed €600 (€300 if the airline got you there under four hours late), on top of rebooking and care. Weather, air traffic control restrictions and strikes outside the airline are the usual exemptions. The return flight from JFK is covered only when the carrier is EU based. The sector is about 3,073 miles, 4,944 km, which puts it in the top distance band.
Delayed three hours or more? Check a claim with Compensair →
What to do with this
Booking SNN to JFK
There is no grade to give SNN to JFK without a route record, and this site does not invent one. What the three sources support: about one departure a day in each direction, a choice of two carriers, a departure airport that EUROCONTROL does not score and an arrival airport that runs 74% on time domestically. Leave two hours for any onward connection at JFK; immigration comes before the connecting flight.
Common questions
SNN to JFK questions
How often are SNN to JFK flights delayed?
No public dataset records delays for this route flight by flight: the US on-time database is domestic only and only the UK publishes route-level punctuality in Europe. The nearest measurements are the departure airport's EUROCONTROL punctuality (not published for this airport) and JFK's domestic record in the DOT data (74.3% on time).
Which airlines fly SNN to JFK?
Aer Lingus and Delta Air Lines, in order of flights operated between July 2025 and June 2026. Aer Lingus accounted for 73% of the 838 flights the DOT counted on the pair.
Can I claim compensation for a delayed SNN to JFK flight?
Yes, if the flight arrived three hours or more late or was cancelled at short notice for a reason within the airline's control: departures from Shannon are covered by EC 261/2004 whichever airline operates them. The fixed amount for a sector of this length is €600 a passenger, €300 if the airline got you there under four hours late. The return from JFK is covered only on an EU carrier.
How many flights a day are there from SNN to JFK?
About one departure a day in each direction: the DOT counted 838 flights in both directions over twelve months, peaking at 124 in July 2025 and falling to 0 in February 2026.
Related
Where to go next
- Shannon (SNN): every US route
- John F. Kennedy International (JFK) delay statistics
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- Every Europe-to-US route and airport
Ireland publishes no route-level punctuality, so this page cannot grade the route. The UK pages in this section can, because the CAA does.
Sources: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, International Report (flights and passengers by carrier and airport pair), July 2025 to June 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.