JetBlue Airways: On-Time Performance & Delay Statistics
Data through July 2026
JetBlue Airways trails the industry on punctuality: 73% 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 237,090 flights in the past year over 463 routes.
- On-time
- 73%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 21 min
- Cancelled
- 2.3%
- Diverted
- 0.4%
- Flights/12mo
- 237,090
- Routes
- 463
- 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 | 7,188 | 79% | 15 min |
| LAX → JFK | 7,185 | 82% | 14 min |
| BOS → DCA | 6,143 | 72% | 21 min |
| DCA → BOS | 6,140 | 71% | 27 min |
| MCO → JFK | 5,548 | 70% | 25 min |
| JFK → MCO | 5,545 | 69% | 24 min |
| MCO → BOS | 5,163 | 70% | 24 min |
| BOS → MCO | 5,158 | 69% | 24 min |
| JFK → BOS | 5,056 | 70% | 24 min |
| BOS → JFK | 5,039 | 74% | 21 min |
| JFK → FLL | 4,817 | 71% | 20 min |
| FLL → JFK | 4,804 | 70% | 23 min |
| SJU → JFK | 4,763 | 76% | 21 min |
| JFK → SJU | 4,755 | 71% | 22 min |
| MCO → SJU | 4,495 | 78% | 17 min |
| SJU → MCO | 4,488 | 77% | 18 min |
| SFO → JFK | 3,927 | 81% | 16 min |
| JFK → SFO | 3,926 | 77% | 18 min |
| BOS → FLL | 3,828 | 67% | 24 min |
| FLL → BOS | 3,804 | 68% | 25 min |
| LAX → BOS | 3,586 | 80% | 16 min |
| BOS → LAX | 3,585 | 78% | 16 min |
| BOS → SFO | 3,496 | 73% | 18 min |
| SFO → BOS | 3,492 | 76% | 19 min |
| PBI → HPN | 3,448 | 75% | 19 min |
| HPN → PBI | 3,446 | 75% | 21 min |
| BOS → PBI | 3,351 | 65% | 25 min |
| PBI → BOS | 3,350 | 70% | 23 min |
| LAX → FLL | 3,346 | 80% | 13 min |
| FLL → LAX | 3,344 | 80% | 13 min |
| FLL → SJU | 3,339 | 73% | 17 min |
| SJU → FLL | 3,333 | 77% | 18 min |
| TPA → BOS | 3,272 | 74% | 20 min |
| BOS → TPA | 3,268 | 73% | 20 min |
| BOS → RSW | 3,240 | 69% | 21 min |
| FLL → LGA | 3,239 | 65% | 25 min |
| RSW → BOS | 3,238 | 72% | 24 min |
| LGA → FLL | 3,236 | 68% | 29 min |
| PBI → JFK | 3,071 | 76% | 20 min |
| JFK → PBI | 3,070 | 69% | 23 min |
| JFK → LAS | 3,053 | 83% | 12 min |
| LAS → JFK | 3,052 | 77% | 20 min |
| SJU → BOS | 3,042 | 71% | 24 min |
| FLL → DCA | 2,959 | 72% | 21 min |
| DCA → FLL | 2,957 | 70% | 26 min |
| EWR → MCO | 2,907 | 72% | 24 min |
| MCO → EWR | 2,904 | 63% | 33 min |
| JFK → BUF | 2,719 | 71% | 23 min |
| BUF → JFK | 2,718 | 77% | 21 min |
| BOS → SJU | 2,704 | 68% | 25 min |
Frequently asked questions
- Is JetBlue Airways usually on time?
- JetBlue Airways arrived on time (within 15 minutes of schedule) on 73% of flights between 2024-07 and 2026-07, 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?
- 2.3% 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 457 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 4 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 52%.
Airport hubs where this airline operates
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Based on 491,934 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.