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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

Monthly on-time percentage for JetBlue Airways50%75%100%June 2024: 72% on-time (19,903 flights)72Jun 2024July 2024: 69% on-time (20,182 flights)69August 2024: 64% on-time (20,498 flights)64September 2024: 82% on-time (18,350 flights)82Sep 2024October 2024: 86% on-time (19,694 flights)86November 2024: 84% on-time (19,134 flights)84December 2024: 69% on-time (20,771 flights)69Dec 2024January 2025: 75% on-time (17,918 flights)75February 2025: 71% on-time (17,685 flights)71March 2025: 77% on-time (21,304 flights)77Mar 2025April 2025: 82% on-time (20,002 flights)82May 2025: 74% on-time (19,663 flights)74June 2025: 71% on-time (18,953 flights)71Jun 2025July 2025: 66% on-time (20,690 flights)66August 2025: 75% on-time (20,204 flights)75September 2025: 79% on-time (16,215 flights)79Sep 2025October 2025: 74% on-time (18,401 flights)74November 2025: 75% on-time (19,818 flights)75December 2025: 64% on-time (20,560 flights)64Dec 2025January 2026: 68% on-time (18,109 flights)68February 2026: 68% on-time (17,871 flights)68March 2026: 70% on-time (21,340 flights)70Mar 2026April 2026: 76% on-time (20,650 flights)76May 2026: 81% on-time (19,806 flights)81June 2024: 2.5% cancelledJuly 2024: 1.2% cancelledAugust 2024: 4.5% cancelledSeptember 2024: 0.4% cancelledOctober 2024: 2.5% cancelledNovember 2024: 0.0% cancelledDecember 2024: 1.1% cancelledJanuary 2025: 1.8% cancelledFebruary 2025: 2.6% cancelledMarch 2025: 0.8% cancelledApril 2025: 0.2% cancelledMay 2025: 0.5% cancelledJune 2025: 0.6% cancelledJuly 2025: 5.0% cancelledAugust 2025: 0.6% cancelledSeptember 2025: 0.6% cancelledOctober 2025: 1.0% cancelledNovember 2025: 3.0% cancelledDecember 2025: 2.8% cancelledJanuary 2026: 6.6% cancelledFebruary 2026: 7.7% cancelledMarch 2026: 2.0% cancelledApril 2026: 0.1% cancelledMay 2026: 0.2% cancelled— cancelled % (0-8% scale)

JetBlue Airways’s most reliable routes

  1. PVDJFK95%
  2. PQIBOS91%
  3. BDLJFK91%
  4. HPNTPA90%
  5. TPAFLL89%
  6. MCOLAS89%

Its most delay-prone routes

  1. FLLAUS44%
  2. JFKPSE52%
  3. JFKDCA53%
  4. FLLPIT54%
  5. BURJFK54%
  6. JFKMKE55%

Best airports for JetBlue Airways

  1. PQIPresque Isle/Houlton94%
  2. PSEPonce86%
  3. SYRSyracuse83%
  4. PVDProvidence82%
  5. SFOSan Francisco82%
  6. PITPittsburgh82%

Worst airports for JetBlue Airways

  1. BURBurbank50%
  2. MSPMinneapolis56%
  3. PDXPortland57%
  4. RNOReno58%
  5. DFWDallas/Fort Worth60%
  6. BZNBozeman60%

Where JetBlue Airways flies most

RouteFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
JFKLAX6,86681%14 min
LAXJFK6,86683%13 min
BOSDCA6,06473%20 min
DCABOS6,06373%25 min
MCOJFK5,32871%25 min
JFKMCO5,32470%23 min
MCOBOS4,95670%24 min
BOSMCO4,95669%23 min
JFKBOS4,89170%24 min
BOSJFK4,87575%21 min
JFKFLL4,65171%20 min
FLLJFK4,64070%23 min
SJUJFK4,54078%20 min
JFKSJU4,53371%22 min
MCOSJU4,18578%16 min
SJUMCO4,17877%18 min
SFOJFK3,71783%15 min
JFKSFO3,71678%17 min
BOSFLL3,67467%24 min
FLLBOS3,65469%24 min
LAXBOS3,37980%15 min
BOSLAX3,37779%15 min
PBIHPN3,34675%20 min
HPNPBI3,34475%21 min
BOSPBI3,25565%25 min
PBIBOS3,25270%24 min
BOSSFO3,21874%16 min
SFOBOS3,21478%17 min
BOSRSW3,17069%21 min
RSWBOS3,16772%25 min
LAXFLL3,13880%14 min
FLLLAX3,13882%13 min
TPABOS3,13775%20 min
BOSTPA3,13373%20 min
FLLSJU3,11173%16 min
SJUFLL3,10577%18 min
FLLLGA3,04166%25 min
LGAFLL3,03868%28 min
SJUBOS2,97671%24 min
PBIJFK2,97275%20 min
JFKPBI2,97069%23 min
JFKLAS2,94482%12 min
LASJFK2,94377%22 min
FLLDCA2,86273%19 min
DCAFLL2,86170%25 min
EWRMCO2,83172%23 min
MCOEWR2,82964%32 min
BOSSJU2,65268%24 min
JFKBUF2,59771%23 min
BUFJFK2,59678%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&rsquo;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&rsquo;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%.

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Based on 467,721 flights, 2024-062026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.