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Flight Reliability

B6 818 · JetBlue Airways

New York → Boston (JFKBOS)

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
4.5%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 178 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

B6 818 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 51% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

B6 818 arrived on time 86% of the time on Saturdays and just 57% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the JFK–BOS route.

B6 818 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 74% across the JFK–BOS route.

A bit behind the JetBlue Airways network.

B6 818 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 73% across the JetBlue Airways network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(23 flights)
  • Tue74%(23 flights)
  • Wed65%(23 flights)
  • Thu58%(24 flights)
  • Fri65%(26 flights)
  • Sat86%(28 flights)
  • Sun57%(23 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(63 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(21 flights)
  • 6–9 PM51%(86 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 69% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%29
July 202542%24
August 202555%31
September 202580%30
October 202583%24
March 202680%20
May 202673%11
Departures on time
67%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
170
Months covered
8

Based on 178 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.