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Flight Reliability

B6 1286 · JetBlue Airways

Pittsburgh → Boston (PIT–BOS)

89
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 333 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

B6 1286 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 77% between 3–6 PM.

Tuesday is the weak spot.

B6 1286 arrived on time 90% of the time on Wednesdays. On Tuesdays: 78%.

A bit ahead of the PIT–BOS route.

B6 1286 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 79% across the PIT–BOS route.

Better than the JetBlue Airways network average.

B6 1286 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 73% across the JetBlue Airways network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(49 flights)
  • Tue78%(51 flights)
  • Wed90%(51 flights)
  • Thu84%(49 flights)
  • Fri84%(50 flights)
  • Sat90%(30 flights)
  • Sun82%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(9 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(263 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(26 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(31 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 90% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%30
July 202594%31
August 202593%30
September 202583%30
October 202584%31
November 202593%27
December 202571%31
January 202672%25
February 202679%14
March 202674%27
April 202692%26
May 202682%28
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
330
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 333 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.