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Flight Reliability

B6 290 · JetBlue Airways

San Diego → New York (SAN–JFK)

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
4.0%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 199 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

B6 290 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 74% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

B6 290 arrived on time 89% of the time on Fridays and just 61% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the SAN–JFK route.

B6 290 arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 84% across the SAN–JFK route.

A bit ahead of the JetBlue Airways network.

B6 290 arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 73% across the JetBlue Airways network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(29 flights)
  • Tue76%(29 flights)
  • Wed86%(29 flights)
  • Thu82%(28 flights)
  • Fri89%(27 flights)
  • Sat65%(20 flights)
  • Sun61%(28 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(75 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(57 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(58 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Nov 74% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202574%27
December 202574%27
January 202664%28
February 202687%23
March 202677%31
April 202683%30
May 202690%19
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
190
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.