Airline reliability

JetBlue Airways on-time performance

Reliability of JetBlue Airways flights across 75 airports and 393 routes, September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

75 airports393 routes

On time: 68.5%
Cancelled: 3.6%
60+ minutes late: 11.6%
Scheduled flights: 240,615

What this means

JetBlue Airways ranked 14 of 14 on on-time arrival.

JetBlue Airways reported 240,615 scheduled flights over the 12 months to August 2026. 68.5% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, 7.1 points lower than the average for all reporting airlines (75.6%).
3.6% of its flights were cancelled (all-airline average 1.9%) and 11.6% arrived an hour or more late.
Its most punctual busy route was Providence (PVD) to New York (JFK) (90.7% on time); its least punctual was New York (JFK) to Washington (DCA) (48.8%).
Over the last 3 years, April was the most reliable month for JetBlue Airways (77.9% on time) and July the least reliable (61.8%).
Cancellations peaked in July, when 5.5% of flights were cancelled.
Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (86.0% on time); flights scheduled to depart 7 pm to 8 pm were the least (56.8%).

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 78.5%

Oct 73.5%

Nov 72.7%

Dec 62.0%

Jan 63.7%

Feb 62.3%

Mar 68.3%

Apr 75.6%

May 81.0%

Jun 73.6%

Jul 55.7%

Aug 59.7%

Share of scheduled flights on time All airlines 75.6%

JetBlue Airways, all routes, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Sep 2025	78.5%	16,215
Oct 2025	73.5%	18,401
Nov 2025	72.7%	19,818
Dec 2025	62.0%	20,560
Jan 2026	63.7%	18,109
Feb 2026	62.3%	17,871
Mar 2026	68.3%	21,340
Apr 2026	75.6%	20,650
May 2026	81.0%	19,806
Jun 2026	73.6%	20,804
Jul 2026	55.7%	23,312
Aug 2026	59.7%	23,729

Best and worst months for JetBlue Airways

Jan 69.1%

Feb 68.8%

Mar 70.9%

Apr 77.9%

May 76.3%

Jun 71.4%

Jul 61.8%

Aug 64.6%

Sep 72.6%

Oct 76.9%

Nov 77.9%

Dec 67.3%

Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 68.5%

JetBlue Airways, September 2023 to August 2026 pooled by calendar month. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
January	69.1%	55,607
February	68.8%	54,791
March	70.9%	64,209
April	77.9%	60,776
May	76.3%	60,715
June	71.4%	59,660
July	61.8%	64,184
August	64.6%	64,431
September	72.6%	55,977
October	76.9%	60,161
November	77.9%	60,233
December	67.3%	62,729

On-time rate by departure hour

<6a 86.0%

6a 84.3%

7a 82.6%

8a 79.0%

9a 76.5%

10a 74.5%

11a 70.5%

12p 66.2%

1p 66.1%

2p 62.6%

3p 60.3%

4p 58.6%

5p 57.0%

6p 57.6%

7p 56.8%

8p 58.1%

9p 58.5%

10p 64.4%

11p 65.3%

Share of scheduled flights on time

JetBlue Airways, by scheduled local departure hour, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Departing before 6 am	86.0%	3,815
Departing 6 am to 7 am	84.3%	22,745
Departing 7 am to 8 am	82.6%	20,040
Departing 8 am to 9 am	79.0%	15,492
Departing 9 am to 10 am	76.5%	12,329
Departing 10 am to 11 am	74.5%	15,292
Departing 11 am to noon	70.5%	14,234
Departing noon to 1 pm	66.2%	13,432
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm	66.1%	12,306
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm	62.6%	12,991
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm	60.3%	13,759
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm	58.6%	11,614
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm	57.0%	12,236
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm	57.6%	13,652
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm	56.8%	11,783
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm	58.1%	18,631
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm	58.5%	7,573
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm	64.4%	4,841
Departing 11 pm to midnight	65.3%	3,850

Most punctual JetBlue Airways routes

Routes where JetBlue Airways reported at least 300 flights, September 2025 to August 2026.
Route	On time	Cancelled	60+ min late	Flights
Providence (PVD) to New York (JFK)	90.7%	4.7%	1.6%	365
Orlando (MCO) to Las Vegas (LAS)	90.0%	0.2%	4.3%	470
Orlando (MCO) to Worcester (ORH)	89.2%	1.1%	3.3%	362
Hartford (BDL) to New York (JFK)	87.9%	3.8%	2.2%	365
Ponce (PSE) to Orlando (MCO)	87.9%	2.4%	3.7%	379
Presque Isle/Houlton (PQI) to Boston (BOS)	87.4%	3.0%	3.0%	365
Orlando (MCO) to Islip (ISP)	84.9%	1.2%	5.5%	416
Las Vegas (LAS) to Orlando (MCO)	83.0%	0.4%	6.4%	470
White Plains (HPN) to Tampa (TPA)	83.0%	1.6%	4.1%	364
Tampa (TPA) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)	82.3%	2.8%	7.9%	355

Least punctual JetBlue Airways routes

Routes where JetBlue Airways reported at least 300 flights, September 2025 to August 2026.
Route	On time	Cancelled	60+ min late	Flights
New York (JFK) to Washington (DCA)	48.8%	7.2%	20.7%	445
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to New Orleans (MSY)	52.9%	1.8%	19.5%	550
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Austin (AUS)	54.2%	1.6%	15.5%	548
Houston (IAH) to Boston (BOS)	54.3%	2.8%	22.4%	468
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Atlanta (ATL)	55.0%	3.4%	16.2%	887
Boston (BOS) to Syracuse (SYR)	55.0%	3.9%	19.3%	358
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Pittsburgh (PIT)	56.6%	1.3%	19.1%	304
Austin (AUS) to Boston (BOS)	57.0%	3.3%	17.8%	426
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Aguadilla (BQN)	58.3%	2.4%	15.4%	410
Orlando (MCO) to New York (LGA)	58.4%	4.1%	18.5%	1,204

Routes with the most JetBlue Airways cancellations

Routes where JetBlue Airways reported at least 300 flights, September 2025 to August 2026.
Route	On time	Cancelled	60+ min late	Flights
Chicago (ORD) to New York (JFK)	71.9%	7.9%	10.1%	633
New York (JFK) to Chicago (ORD)	58.8%	7.6%	16.4%	634
Pittsburgh (PIT) to New York (JFK)	77.1%	7.5%	5.7%	454
New York (JFK) to Washington (DCA)	48.8%	7.2%	20.7%	445
Nashville (BNA) to New York (JFK)	68.3%	7.1%	10.2%	549
Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to New York (JFK)	65.8%	7.0%	12.0%	959
New York (JFK) to Syracuse (SYR)	64.0%	7.0%	12.2%	417
New York (JFK) to Nashville (BNA)	65.6%	6.9%	11.9%	547
New York (JFK) to Savannah (SAV)	68.1%	6.8%	9.7%	486
Savannah (SAV) to New York (JFK)	65.0%	6.8%	14.0%	486

Busiest JetBlue Airways routes

Routes where JetBlue Airways reported at least 300 flights, September 2025 to August 2026.
Route	On time	Cancelled	60+ min late	Flights
New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX)	70.1%	3.2%	10.8%	3,480
Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK)	74.8%	3.5%	7.9%	3,479
Boston (BOS) to Washington (DCA)	62.8%	4.9%	14.0%	2,626
Washington (DCA) to Boston (BOS)	60.0%	5.1%	18.1%	2,624
Orlando (MCO) to New York (JFK)	68.3%	4.3%	12.9%	2,600
New York (JFK) to Orlando (MCO)	68.1%	4.4%	12.0%	2,592
Orlando (MCO) to Boston (BOS)	64.9%	3.7%	14.4%	2,527
Boston (BOS) to Orlando (MCO)	63.7%	3.6%	13.1%	2,520
Boston (BOS) to New York (JFK)	67.0%	5.4%	12.0%	2,389
New York (JFK) to Boston (BOS)	64.8%	5.1%	14.0%	2,389

Sources & data dates

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
Period: September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
Data through: August 2026
Processed: 2026-11-03
Scope: Scheduled nonstop domestic flights operated by JetBlue Airways (B6).
Method: Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.

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