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%
- Flights/12mo
- 232,617
- Routes
- 465
- Airports
- 79
Monthly on-time trend
JetBlue Airways’s most reliable routes
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 |
Airport hubs where this airline operates
Based on 467,721 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.