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B6 285 · JetBlue Airways

New York → Raleigh–Durham (JFK–RDU)

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
4.9%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 206 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

B6 285 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 64% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

B6 285 arrived on time 77% of the time on Tuesdays and just 54% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the JFK–RDU route.

B6 285 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 76% across the JFK–RDU route.

A bit behind the JetBlue Airways network.

B6 285 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 73% across the JetBlue Airways network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(28 flights)
  • Tue77%(31 flights)
  • Wed68%(31 flights)
  • Thu64%(25 flights)
  • Fri64%(28 flights)
  • Sat71%(24 flights)
  • Sun54%(28 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM74%(70 flights)
  • 12–3 PM64%(125 flights)
On-time trend by month
64%
Feb

Jun 50% → Feb 64% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%30
July 202541%29
August 202581%31
November 202569%26
December 202586%29
January 202674%27
February 202664%11
Departures on time
66%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
195
Months covered
10

Same route, other flights

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Based on 206 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.