JetBlue Airways: On-Time Performance & Delay Statistics
Data through May 2026
JetBlue Airways trails the industry on punctuality: 74% on-time versus a national 78%, with late arrivals averaging 21 minutes. That puts it near the bottom — #14 of 15 US reporting carriers. It operated 232,617 flights in the past year over 465 routes.
- On-time
- 74%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 21 min
- Cancelled
- 2.0%
- Diverted
- 0.4%
- Flights/12mo
- 232,617
- Routes
- 465
- Airports
- 79
Monthly on-time trend
JetBlue Airways’s most reliable routes
Best airports for JetBlue Airways
Worst airports for JetBlue Airways
Where JetBlue Airways flies most
| Route | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| JFK → LAX | 6,866 | 81% | 14 min |
| LAX → JFK | 6,866 | 83% | 13 min |
| BOS → DCA | 6,064 | 73% | 20 min |
| DCA → BOS | 6,063 | 73% | 25 min |
| MCO → JFK | 5,328 | 71% | 25 min |
| JFK → MCO | 5,324 | 70% | 23 min |
| MCO → BOS | 4,956 | 70% | 24 min |
| BOS → MCO | 4,956 | 69% | 23 min |
| JFK → BOS | 4,891 | 70% | 24 min |
| BOS → JFK | 4,875 | 75% | 21 min |
| JFK → FLL | 4,651 | 71% | 20 min |
| FLL → JFK | 4,640 | 70% | 23 min |
| SJU → JFK | 4,540 | 78% | 20 min |
| JFK → SJU | 4,533 | 71% | 22 min |
| MCO → SJU | 4,185 | 78% | 16 min |
| SJU → MCO | 4,178 | 77% | 18 min |
| SFO → JFK | 3,717 | 83% | 15 min |
| JFK → SFO | 3,716 | 78% | 17 min |
| BOS → FLL | 3,674 | 67% | 24 min |
| FLL → BOS | 3,654 | 69% | 24 min |
| LAX → BOS | 3,379 | 80% | 15 min |
| BOS → LAX | 3,377 | 79% | 15 min |
| PBI → HPN | 3,346 | 75% | 20 min |
| HPN → PBI | 3,344 | 75% | 21 min |
| BOS → PBI | 3,255 | 65% | 25 min |
| PBI → BOS | 3,252 | 70% | 24 min |
| BOS → SFO | 3,218 | 74% | 16 min |
| SFO → BOS | 3,214 | 78% | 17 min |
| BOS → RSW | 3,170 | 69% | 21 min |
| RSW → BOS | 3,167 | 72% | 25 min |
| LAX → FLL | 3,138 | 80% | 14 min |
| FLL → LAX | 3,138 | 82% | 13 min |
| TPA → BOS | 3,137 | 75% | 20 min |
| BOS → TPA | 3,133 | 73% | 20 min |
| FLL → SJU | 3,111 | 73% | 16 min |
| SJU → FLL | 3,105 | 77% | 18 min |
| FLL → LGA | 3,041 | 66% | 25 min |
| LGA → FLL | 3,038 | 68% | 28 min |
| SJU → BOS | 2,976 | 71% | 24 min |
| PBI → JFK | 2,972 | 75% | 20 min |
| JFK → PBI | 2,970 | 69% | 23 min |
| JFK → LAS | 2,944 | 82% | 12 min |
| LAS → JFK | 2,943 | 77% | 22 min |
| FLL → DCA | 2,862 | 73% | 19 min |
| DCA → FLL | 2,861 | 70% | 25 min |
| EWR → MCO | 2,831 | 72% | 23 min |
| MCO → EWR | 2,829 | 64% | 32 min |
| BOS → SJU | 2,652 | 68% | 24 min |
| JFK → BUF | 2,597 | 71% | 23 min |
| BUF → JFK | 2,596 | 78% | 20 min |
Frequently asked questions
- Is JetBlue Airways usually on time?
- JetBlue Airways arrived on time (within 15 minutes of schedule) on 74% of flights between 2024-06 and 2026-05, ranking 14 of 15 US airlines by on-time percentage. The national average over the same period was 78%.
- How often does JetBlue Airways cancel flights?
- 2% of JetBlue Airways flights were cancelled in this period, above the national rate of 1.6%.
- Which routes is JetBlue Airways most reliable on?
- JetBlue Airways’s best on-time record is on PVD–JFK, at 95% based on 396 flights in this period.
- Has JetBlue Airways been getting better or worse?
- Comparing the first and second half of this dataset, JetBlue Airways’s on-time percentage has declined by about 3 percentage points.
- Which airports does JetBlue Airways perform best and worst at?
- JetBlue Airways is most reliable out of Presque Isle/Houlton (PQI) at 94% on-time, and weakest out of Burbank (BUR) at 50%.
Airport hubs where this airline operates
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Based on 467,721 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.