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Flight Reliability

B6 502 · JetBlue Airways

Phoenix → Boston (PHXBOS)

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 154 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

12–3 PM has a slight edge.

Departures between 12–3 PM arrived on time 75% of the time, against 71% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Thursdays have been rough.

B6 502 arrived on time 91% of the time on Tuesdays and just 55% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the PHX–BOS route.

B6 502 arrived on time 72% of the time, versus 78% across the PHX–BOS route.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(21 flights)
  • Tue91%(22 flights)
  • Wed77%(22 flights)
  • Thu55%(22 flights)
  • Fri59%(22 flights)
  • Sat86%(22 flights)
  • Sun65%(20 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM75%(36 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(115 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 73% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%30
October 202571%24
December 202557%14
January 202686%29
February 202664%11
April 202677%17
May 202674%19
Departures on time
69%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
151
Months covered
8

Based on 154 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.