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B6 1602 · JetBlue Airways

New York → Buffalo (JFK–BUF)

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
3.8%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 313 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

B6 1602 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 47% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

B6 1602 arrived on time 100% of the time on Wednesdays and just 77% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Better than the JFK–BUF route average.

B6 1602 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 78% across the JFK–BUF route.

Better than the JetBlue Airways network average.

B6 1602 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 73% across the JetBlue Airways network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon91%(45 flights)
  • Tue82%(39 flights)
  • Wed100%(35 flights)
  • Thu89%(46 flights)
  • Fri77%(44 flights)
  • Sat84%(44 flights)
  • Sun85%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(286 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM47%(15 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Jun 90% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%29
July 202583%29
August 202583%23
September 202597%30
October 202597%30
November 202567%27
December 202563%24
February 202683%12
March 202690%31
April 202697%30
May 2026100%31
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
301
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 313 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.