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Flight Reliability

B6 820 · JetBlue Airways

New York → Detroit (JFKDTW)96% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–JFK) are included in these numbers.

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
61%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
4.5%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 268 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

B6 820 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 67% of the time, versus 58% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

B6 820 arrived on time 74% of the time on Wednesdays and just 47% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Well behind the JFK–DTW route.

B6 820 arrived on time 61% of the time, versus 77% across the JFK–DTW route.

Lagging the JetBlue Airways network.

B6 820 arrived on time 61% of the time, versus 73% across the JetBlue Airways network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon59%(39 flights)
  • Tue64%(39 flights)
  • Wed74%(38 flights)
  • Thu61%(38 flights)
  • Fri67%(36 flights)
  • Sat50%(32 flights)
  • Sun47%(34 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM(2 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(58 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM58%(196 flights)
On-time trend by month
46%
Apr

Jun 47% → Apr 46% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202547%30
July 202530%30
August 202563%30
September 202577%30
October 202570%30
November 202570%27
December 202561%28
January 202664%28
February 202682%11
April 202646%11
Departures on time
63%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
256
Months covered
11

Based on 268 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.