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Flight Reliability

B6 486 · JetBlue Airways

New York → Rochester (JFKROC)89% of its flights flew this route. The rest (RDU–JFK) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
3.8%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 208 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

B6 486 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 63% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

B6 486 arrived on time 76% of the time on Wednesdays and just 56% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the JFK–ROC route.

B6 486 arrived on time 67% of the time, versus 75% across the JFK–ROC route.

A bit behind the JetBlue Airways network.

B6 486 arrived on time 67% of the time, versus 73% across the JetBlue Airways network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(29 flights)
  • Tue69%(29 flights)
  • Wed76%(29 flights)
  • Thu76%(29 flights)
  • Fri61%(28 flights)
  • Sat61%(28 flights)
  • Sun56%(27 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM96%(23 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM63%(176 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
May

Nov 53% → May 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202553%30
December 202555%29
January 202682%28
February 202660%25
March 202650%30
April 202680%30
May 202695%21
Departures on time
62%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
199
Months covered
8

Based on 208 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.