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B6 1579 on time

JetBlue 1579: Washington to Fort Lauderdale at 3:55 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
56%
329 flights · likely 50–61%
Cancelled
2.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+91 min
average delay
Similar flights
48%
B6, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 B6 1579 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (44%); 2.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes late.

B6 1579: DCA → FLL

Scheduled to leave Washington at 3:55 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 56% of the time (329 flights), better than other B6 flights on the route at that hour (48%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (2 flights)SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: 43% on time (30 flights)43NovDec 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65DecJan 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JanFeb 2026: 63% on time (27 flights)63FebMar 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60MarApr 2026: 39% on time (28 flights)39AprMay 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 30% on time (30 flights)30JulAug 2026: 32% on time (31 flights)32Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4949%
Tuesday4863%
Wednesday4873%
Thursday4863%
Friday4838%
Saturday4068%
Sunday4840%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 58%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is B6 1579 from DCA to FLL late?

JetBlue 1579 from Washington, DC to Fort Lauderdale, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 44% of 329 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.1% 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.