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Carrier month · January 2026
JetBlue Airways in January 2026
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 January 2026, JetBlue Airways (B6) reported 18,109 scheduled domestic flights. 63.7% arrived on time, 6.6% were cancelled and 0.2% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 75.3% on time and 4.7% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 11.6 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, it reported 17,918 flights with 74.0% on time: a change of −10.3 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 44%, air carrier 28% and national aviation system 23%.
- On time 63.7%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 29.5%
- Cancelled 6.6%
- Diverted 0.2%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | B6, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 63.7% | 74.0% | 69.9% | 75.3% |
| Departed on time | 66.1% | 76.2% | 71.1% | 75.6% |
| Cancelled | 6.6% | 1.8% | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| Average arrival delay | 16.1 min | 5.8 min | 12.7 min | 6.4 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 604 | 597 | 650 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled flights | 18,109 | 17,918 | 237,090 | 544,003 |
58 airports and 307 routes had B6 flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS Boston | 2,626 | 58.0% | 21.1 min | 7.3% |
| JFK New York | 2,578 | 65.1% | 10.7 min | 7.1% |
| FLL Fort Lauderdale | 1,982 | 63.4% | 15.7 min | 5.2% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,440 | 65.3% | 14.8 min | 5.6% |
| SJU San Juan | 978 | 62.8% | 19.9 min | 8.2% |
| PBI West Palm Beach/Palm Beach | 922 | 63.9% | 16.1 min | 6.5% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 599 | 72.8% | 7.5 min | 4.0% |
| DCA Washington | 579 | 61.1% | 22.3 min | 8.6% |
| HPN White Plains | 452 | 63.7% | 19.6 min | 5.5% |
| TPA Tampa | 433 | 72.1% | 9.0 min | 5.8% |
| LGA New York | 403 | 62.0% | 18.3 min | 6.2% |
| EWR Newark | 401 | 62.6% | 21.3 min | 6.0% |
| SFO San Francisco | 375 | 78.4% | -0.2 min | 4.3% |
| RSW Fort Myers | 368 | 64.7% | 18.8 min | 5.7% |
| BDL Hartford | 356 | 50.6% | 29.3 min | 7.9% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of JetBlue Airways flights were on time in January 2026?
63.7% of 18,109 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 75.3% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025 the carrier reported 17,918 flights with 74.0% on time and 1.8% cancelled, against 63.7% and 6.6% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for JetBlue Airways · methodology · corrections.