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Flight Reliability

B6 1290 · JetBlue Airways

ILM → Boston (ILMBOS)

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 180 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

B6 1290 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 52% between 12–3 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

B6 1290 arrived on time 81% of the time on Saturdays and just 58% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Recent months have been rougher.

B6 1290 arrived on time 58% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 86% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon58%(24 flights)
  • Tue76%(25 flights)
  • Wed69%(26 flights)
  • Thu69%(26 flights)
  • Fri73%(26 flights)
  • Sat81%(26 flights)
  • Sun76%(25 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(110 flights)
  • 12–3 PM52%(67 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
65%
May

Jun 70% → May 65% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%30
July 202587%30
August 2025100%31
September 202567%30
October 202542%24
May 202665%31
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
178
Months covered
7

Based on 180 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.