Flight Reliability
B6 1488 · JetBlue Airways
Los Angeles → Boston (LAX–BOS)
83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 78%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 7 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.9%
- Cancelled
- 12 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 107 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
B6 1488 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 60% between 12–3 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
B6 1488 arrived on time 94% of the time on Thursdays and just 61% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit ahead of the JetBlue Airways network.
B6 1488 arrived on time 78% of the time, versus 73% across the JetBlue Airways network.
The breakdown
- Mon78%(18 flights)
- Tue71%(17 flights)
- Wed88%(16 flights)
- Thu94%(18 flights)
- Fri79%(19 flights)
- Sat—(0 flights)
- Sun61%(18 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM63%(16 flights)
- 12–3 PM60%(10 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
- 6–9 PM84%(79 flights)
58%
Dec
Jun 76% → Dec 58% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 76% | 25 |
| July 2025 | 82% | 27 |
| August 2025 | 92% | 26 |
| December 2025 | 58% | 12 |
- Departures on time
- 76%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 106
- Months covered
- 8
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 107 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.