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Flight Reliability

B6 796 · JetBlue Airways

Atlanta → Boston (ATLBOS)

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 116 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Skip Thursday if you can.

B6 796 arrived on time 91% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 77%.

Better than the ATL–BOS route average.

B6 796 arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 74% across the ATL–BOS route.

Better than the JetBlue Airways network average.

B6 796 arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 73% across the JetBlue Airways network.

Trending in the right direction.

B6 796 arrived on time 89% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(17 flights)
  • Tue83%(18 flights)
  • Wed83%(18 flights)
  • Thu77%(17 flights)
  • Fri88%(16 flights)
  • Sat91%(11 flights)
  • Sun81%(16 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(74 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(38 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
Apr

Nov 88% → Apr 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202588%25
December 202571%17
January 202675%24
February 2026100%11
March 202684%19
April 202682%11
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
113
Months covered
7

Based on 116 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.