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B6 289 · JetBlue Airways

New York → San Diego (JFK–SAN)

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min early
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
16 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 199 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 89% of the time, against 84% between 6–9 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

B6 289 arrived on time 93% of the time on Thursdays and just 69% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the JFK–SAN route.

B6 289 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 80% across the JFK–SAN route.

Better than the JetBlue Airways network average.

B6 289 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 73% across the JetBlue Airways network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon89%(28 flights)
  • Tue86%(29 flights)
  • Wed87%(30 flights)
  • Thu93%(29 flights)
  • Fri93%(27 flights)
  • Sat91%(21 flights)
  • Sun69%(29 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(99 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(94 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Nov 89% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202589%27
December 202590%29
January 202675%28
February 202683%23
March 202681%31
April 202697%30
May 202690%20
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
193
Months covered
8

Same route, other flights

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Based on 199 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.