About 1 in 6 B6 1281 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 4.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.
B6 1281: BOS → RIC
Scheduled to leave Boston at 7:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (323 flights), worse than other B6 flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.
Month by month
By day of week
| Day | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 52 | 87% |
| Tuesday | 44 | 77% |
| Wednesday | 44 | 86% |
| Thursday | 51 | 82% |
| Friday | 50 | 86% |
| Saturday | 31 | 87% |
| Sunday | 51 | 76% |
Why it was late
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Questions
How often is B6 1281 from BOS to RIC late?
JetBlue 1281 from Boston, MA to Richmond, VA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 323 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.6% were cancelled.
Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check JetBlue for today's flight. Method.