ON TIMEBOARD

B6 1979 on time

JetBlue 1979: Washington to Fort Lauderdale at 8:55 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
54%
318 flights · likely 49–60%
Cancelled
3.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+88 min
average delay
Similar flights
53%
B6, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 B6 1979 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (46%); 3.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes late.

B6 1979: DCA → FLL

Scheduled to leave Washington at 8:55 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 54% of the time (318 flights), in line with other B6 flights on the route at that hour (53%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually JetBlue's last flight of the day from Washington to Fort Lauderdale (100% of days). JetBlue's last DCA–FLL flight was cancelled 3.3% of the time, against 3.5% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next JetBlue flight is usually around 6:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60SepOct 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52OctNov 2025: 67% on time (24 flights)67NovDec 2025: 46% on time (24 flights)46DecJan 2026: 54% on time (26 flights)54JanFeb 2026: 48% on time (23 flights)48FebMar 2026: 54% on time (28 flights)54MarApr 2026: 52% on time (23 flights)52AprMay 2026: 78% on time (23 flights)78MayJun 2026: 68% on time (25 flights)68JunJul 2026: 27% on time (30 flights)27JulAug 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5349%
Tuesday4351%
Wednesday4168%
Thursday5054%
Friday5248%
Saturday2770%
Sunday5250%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 68%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 16%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is B6 1979 from DCA to FLL late?

JetBlue 1979 from Washington, DC to Fort Lauderdale, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 46% of 318 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.5% 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.