Is Japan Airlines International on time? JL
Landing within 15 minutes of schedule, over the last 12 months.
Source: our own arrival tracking. Last refreshed: 2026-10-07.
Month by month
| Month | On time | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 83% | 1.2% |
| 2026-09 | 84% | 1.4% |
| 2026-08 | 79% | 1.4% |
| 2026-07 | 84% | 1.4% |
| 2026-06 | 81% | 1.9% |
| 2026-05 | 85% | 1.5% |
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Busiest routes
| Route | On time | Worst 1 in 10 |
|---|---|---|
| MAD to LHR | 87% | about 22 min |
| BCN to LHR | 82% | about 36 min |
| HND to LHR | 87% | about 24 min |
| HEL to LHR | 86% | about 23 min |
| GLA to LHR | 89% | about 19 min |
| LIS to LHR | 82% | about 32 min |
| PRG to LHR | 86% | about 26 min |
| DUB to LHR | 77% | about 38 min |
| AMS to LHR | 87% | about 23 min |
| LAX to SFO | 57% | about 84 min |
| FCO to LHR | 78% | about 40 min |
| HND to FUK | 75% | about 28 min |
How these numbers are made
On time means the aircraft arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Cancelled flights are not counted as on time, and they are not counted as late either. They have their own figure.
Worst 1 in 10 is the delay that one arrival in ten exceeds. An average hides the days that ruin a trip; this does not.
A route or an airline appears only once we hold enough measured arrivals for it. Below that the number moves too much on a single bad week to be worth printing.
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