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Flight Reliability

B6 720 · JetBlue Airways

Detroit → New York (DTWJFK)88% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–JFK) are included in these numbers.

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min early
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 124 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

B6 720 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 50% between 6–9 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

B6 720 arrived on time 100% of the time on Tuesdays and just 75% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the DTW–JFK route.

B6 720 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 81% across the DTW–JFK route.

Better than the JetBlue Airways network average.

B6 720 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 73% across the JetBlue Airways network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(16 flights)
  • Tue100%(14 flights)
  • Wed88%(16 flights)
  • Thu83%(18 flights)
  • Fri79%(19 flights)
  • Sat94%(17 flights)
  • Sun80%(20 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(105 flights)
  • 6–9 PM50%(10 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(5 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Feb 79% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
February 202679%14
March 202683%30
April 202693%30
May 2026100%31
Departures on time
90%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
120
Months covered
7

Based on 124 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.