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JetBlue Airways

B6 / JBU · United States

By Andrew
IATA Code
B6
ICAO Code
JBU
Country
United States
Hub Airports
BOS, EWR, FLL, JFK, LAX, LGA, MCO, SJU
Website
www.jetblue.com

JetBlue Airways is an airline based in United States, founded in 1999. It flies under IATA code B6 and ICAO code JBU with the radio callsign “JETBLUE”.

Its hubs include BOS, EWR, FLL, JFK, LAX, LGA, MCO, SJU.

Below, the official U.S. DOT punctuality numbers sit side by side with what travelers actually say. Flown JetBlue Airways lately? Add your review.

Scorecard: official numbers vs. traveler stars

Official punctuality

71.3% on time

#14 of 14 reporting U.S. airlines

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On-time arrivals
71.3%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
3.6%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
80 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
240,615
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 45%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 27%
  • Air traffic control & airport 25%
  • Extreme weather 3%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
Show as table
MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 79.2% 16,215
October 2025 74.6% 18,401
November 2025 75.1% 19,818
December 2025 63.9% 20,560
January 2026 68.4% 18,109
February 2026 67.7% 17,871
March 2026 70.0% 21,340
April 2026 75.9% 20,650
May 2026 81.4% 19,806
June 2026 75.1% 20,804
July 2026 62.2% 23,312
August 2026 64.0% 23,729

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Fleet

295 aircraft · average age 16.6 years

Sources: OpenSky Network aircraft database, FAA registry and tail numbers reported to BTS.

Busiest routes

RouteFlightsOn time
JFK → LAX 3,480 73%
LAX → JFK 3,479 78%
BOS → DCA 2,626 66%
DCA → BOS 2,624 63%
MCO → JFK 2,600 71%
JFK → MCO 2,592 72%
MCO → BOS 2,527 67%
BOS → MCO 2,520 67%
BOS → JFK 2,389 71%
JFK → BOS 2,389 68%

Tags: JetBlue Airways, B6, JBU

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