Flight Reliability
B6 837 · JetBlue Airways
Boston → Detroit (BOS–DTW)
89
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 89%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 0 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.9%
- Cancelled
- 8 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 115 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
B6 837 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 97% of the time, versus 70% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
B6 837 arrived on time 100% of the time on Wednesdays and just 79% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Better than the BOS–DTW route average.
B6 837 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 78% across the BOS–DTW route.
Well ahead of the JetBlue Airways network.
B6 837 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 73% across the JetBlue Airways network.
The breakdown
- Mon89%(18 flights)
- Tue86%(14 flights)
- Wed100%(13 flights)
- Thu90%(19 flights)
- Fri84%(19 flights)
- Sat100%(11 flights)
- Sun79%(19 flights)
- 6–9 AM97%(37 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM88%(58 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(8 flights)
- 6–9 PM70%(10 flights)
79%
Oct
Jun 79% → Oct 79% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 79% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 97% | 29 |
| August 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| October 2025 | 79% | 14 |
- Departures on time
- 83%
- Diverted
- 0.9%
- Flights flown
- 113
- Months covered
- 6
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 115 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.