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Flight Reliability

B6 1716 · JetBlue Airways

VRB → New York (VRBJFK)

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
17 min
Average arrival delay
4.2%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 166 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

B6 1716 arrived on time 81% of the time on Wednesdays and just 57% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

B6 1716 was cancelled 4.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

B6 1716 arrived on time 77% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 64% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon60%(20 flights)
  • Tue75%(20 flights)
  • Wed81%(21 flights)
  • Thu80%(25 flights)
  • Fri68%(25 flights)
  • Sat76%(25 flights)
  • Sun57%(23 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(4 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(155 flights)
On-time trend by month
96%
May

Dec 55% → May 96% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
December 202555%20
January 202672%29
February 202665%26
March 202659%29
April 202677%30
May 202696%25
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
159
Months covered
6

Based on 166 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.