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B6 1728 on time

JetBlue 1728: Orlando to Newark at 5:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
50%
157 flights · likely 42–57%
Cancelled
3.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+111 min
average delay
Similar flights
47%
B6, same route & hour

About 5 in 10 B6 1728 flights from Orlando arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (50%); 3.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes late.

B6 1728: MCO → EWR

Scheduled to leave Orlando at 5:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 50% of the time (157 flights), in line with other B6 flights on the route at that hour (47%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually JetBlue's last flight of the day from Orlando to Newark (71% of days). JetBlue's last MCO–EWR flight was cancelled 3.3% of the time, against 4.7% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next JetBlue flight is usually around 2:46 p.m. the next morning.

Month by month

10%55%100%Sep 2024: too few flights (3 flights)SepApr 2025: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2025: 17% on time (30 flights)17MayJun 2025: 48% on time (25 flights)48JunJul 2025: 33% on time (21 flights)33JulAug 2025: 39% on time (31 flights)39AugSep 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67SepOct 2025: 56% on time (25 flights)56OctMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2026: 40% on time (30 flights)40JulAug 2026: 32% on time (31 flights)32Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2352%
Tuesday2259%
Wednesday2264%
Thursday2357%
Friday2343%
Saturday2250%
Sunday2223%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 53%Late inbound plane 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 8%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is B6 1728 from MCO to EWR late?

JetBlue 1728 from Orlando, FL to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 50% of 157 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.8% 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.