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Flight Reliability

B6 1017 · JetBlue Airways

Boston → New York (BOS–JFK)

57
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
17 min
Average arrival delay
3.7%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 295 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

B6 1017 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 56% between 6–9 PM.

Saturdays have been rough.

B6 1017 arrived on time 81% of the time on Wednesdays and just 55% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the BOS–JFK route.

B6 1017 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 76% across the BOS–JFK route.

A bit behind the JetBlue Airways network.

B6 1017 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 73% across the JetBlue Airways network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(41 flights)
  • Tue63%(43 flights)
  • Wed81%(41 flights)
  • Thu72%(39 flights)
  • Fri59%(39 flights)
  • Sat55%(42 flights)
  • Sun69%(39 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(2 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM94%(79 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(12 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(2 flights)
  • 6–9 PM56%(188 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 94% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202594%18
July 202594%31
August 202590%31
November 202552%27
December 202553%30
January 202679%29
February 202640%25
March 202635%29
April 202667%30
May 202675%28
Departures on time
66%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
284
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 295 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.