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Flight Reliability

B6 506 · JetBlue Airways

Nashville → Boston (BNABOS)82% of its flights flew this route. The rest (FLL–EWR) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
62%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
3.4%
Cancelled
5 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 179 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

B6 506 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 59% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

B6 506 arrived on time 73% of the time on Saturdays and just 54% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the BNA–BOS route.

B6 506 arrived on time 62% of the time, versus 70% across the BNA–BOS route.

Lagging the JetBlue Airways network.

B6 506 arrived on time 62% of the time, versus 73% across the JetBlue Airways network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(25 flights)
  • Tue55%(22 flights)
  • Wed71%(24 flights)
  • Thu59%(27 flights)
  • Fri54%(26 flights)
  • Sat73%(22 flights)
  • Sun59%(27 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(10 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM68%(22 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(140 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 55% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202555%29
July 202536%25
August 202575%28
September 202570%23
October 202558%24
November 202590%10
May 202668%31
Departures on time
60%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
173
Months covered
9

Based on 179 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.