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Carrier month · December 2024
JetBlue Airways in December 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In December 2024, JetBlue Airways (B6) reported 20,771 scheduled domestic flights. 68.3% arrived on time, 1.1% were cancelled and 0.3% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 78.1% on time and 0.7% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 9.8 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in December 2023, it reported 21,398 flights with 71.4% on time: a change of −3.1 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 48%, air carrier 30% and national aviation system 20%.
- On time 68.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 30.3%
- Cancelled 1.1%
- Diverted 0.3%
December 2024 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | B6, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 68.3% | 71.4% | 69.9% | 78.1% |
| Departed on time | 68.9% | 70.9% | 71.1% | 77.8% |
| Cancelled | 1.1% | 0.4% | 3.1% | 0.7% |
| Average arrival delay | 15.7 min | 11.9 min | 12.7 min | 7.1 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 692 | 713 | 650 | 19,686 |
| Scheduled flights | 20,771 | 21,398 | 237,090 | 590,581 |
55 airports and 273 routes had B6 flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS Boston | 3,486 | 65.1% | 16.1 min | 2.1% |
| JFK New York | 3,141 | 66.4% | 14.2 min | 1.0% |
| FLL Fort Lauderdale | 1,803 | 70.5% | 13.3 min | 0.7% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,685 | 70.4% | 16.3 min | 0.3% |
| SJU San Juan | 1,110 | 67.5% | 19.5 min | 0.3% |
| PBI West Palm Beach/Palm Beach | 963 | 68.4% | 17.5 min | 1.1% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 671 | 86.0% | -1.6 min | 0.0% |
| DCA Washington | 561 | 72.9% | 15.8 min | 1.2% |
| EWR Newark | 520 | 60.0% | 21.5 min | 0.6% |
| TPA Tampa | 503 | 75.1% | 12.2 min | 0.6% |
| HPN White Plains | 465 | 67.1% | 21.1 min | 0.2% |
| RSW Fort Myers | 451 | 65.6% | 24.5 min | 1.1% |
| LGA New York | 435 | 71.3% | 13.0 min | 1.4% |
| BDL Hartford | 410 | 67.6% | 15.2 min | 0.5% |
| SFO San Francisco | 370 | 78.4% | 7.7 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of JetBlue Airways flights were on time in December 2024?
68.3% of 20,771 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 78.1% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In December 2023 the carrier reported 21,398 flights with 71.4% on time and 0.4% cancelled, against 68.3% and 1.1% in December 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for December 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for JetBlue Airways · methodology · corrections.