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Flight Reliability

B6 817 · JetBlue Airways

Boston → New York (BOS–JFK)

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
58%
Arrive within 15 minutes
41 min
Average arrival delay
6.6%
Cancelled
9 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 121 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 58% of the time, against 55% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

B6 817 arrived on time 69% of the time on Tuesdays and just 50% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Well behind the BOS–JFK route.

B6 817 arrived on time 58% of the time, versus 76% across the BOS–JFK route.

Well behind the JetBlue Airways network.

B6 817 arrived on time 58% of the time, versus 73% across the JetBlue Airways network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon56%(16 flights)
  • Tue69%(16 flights)
  • Wed62%(13 flights)
  • Thu56%(16 flights)
  • Fri50%(18 flights)
  • Sat59%(17 flights)
  • Sun53%(17 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(4 flights)
  • 12–3 PM58%(98 flights)
  • 6–9 PM55%(11 flights)
On-time trend by month
55%
May

Jun 47% → May 55% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202547%17
July 202541%29
August 202577%30
February 202646%13
March 202673%11
May 202655%11
Departures on time
63%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
113
Months covered
7

Same route, other flights

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Based on 121 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.