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Flight Reliability

B6 2486 · JetBlue Airways

Raleigh–Durham → New York (RDU–JFK)

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
5.6%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 196 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

B6 2486 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 38% between 6–9 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

B6 2486 arrived on time 84% of the time on Wednesdays and just 54% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the RDU–JFK route.

B6 2486 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 76% across the RDU–JFK route.

A bit behind the JetBlue Airways network.

B6 2486 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 73% across the JetBlue Airways network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon54%(28 flights)
  • Tue72%(25 flights)
  • Wed84%(25 flights)
  • Thu69%(26 flights)
  • Fri65%(26 flights)
  • Sat70%(27 flights)
  • Sun64%(28 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(33 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(41 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(95 flights)
  • 6–9 PM38%(16 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Nov 57% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202557%21
December 202538%29
January 202685%26
February 202665%26
March 202665%31
April 202687%30
May 202680%20
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
185
Months covered
8

Same route, other flights

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Based on 196 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.