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Carrier month · May 2026
JetBlue Airways in May 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 May 2026, JetBlue Airways (B6) reported 19,806 scheduled domestic flights. 81.0% arrived on time, 0.2% were cancelled and 0.2% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 77.6% on time and 0.9% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 3.4 points above the combined figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, it reported 19,663 flights with 73.4% on time: a change of +7.6 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 43%, national aviation system 28% and air carrier 26%.
- On time 81.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.5%
- Cancelled 0.2%
- Diverted 0.2%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | B6, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 81.0% | 73.4% | 69.9% | 77.6% |
| Departed on time | 82.2% | 75.9% | 71.1% | 77.1% |
| Cancelled | 0.2% | 0.5% | 3.1% | 0.9% |
| Average arrival delay | 2.2 min | 9.8 min | 12.7 min | 6.2 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 660 | 655 | 650 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled flights | 19,806 | 19,663 | 237,090 | 611,735 |
64 airports and 329 routes had B6 flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS Boston | 3,246 | 76.3% | 5.1 min | 0.2% |
| JFK New York | 2,860 | 82.1% | -2.1 min | 0.5% |
| FLL Fort Lauderdale | 1,976 | 76.0% | 6.0 min | 0.1% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,555 | 84.6% | 1.1 min | 0.0% |
| SJU San Juan | 1,007 | 85.1% | -1.1 min | 0.0% |
| PBI West Palm Beach/Palm Beach | 707 | 82.2% | 2.9 min | 0.3% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 574 | 85.2% | -4.3 min | 0.0% |
| DCA Washington | 553 | 77.4% | 8.3 min | 0.4% |
| EWR Newark | 413 | 86.4% | -5.6 min | 0.2% |
| HPN White Plains | 401 | 84.3% | 1.9 min | 0.0% |
| SFO San Francisco | 388 | 78.1% | 4.4 min | 0.0% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 381 | 82.4% | 4.2 min | 0.3% |
| LGA New York | 374 | 74.3% | 8.8 min | 0.0% |
| TPA Tampa | 374 | 82.4% | 5.5 min | 0.3% |
| BDL Hartford | 323 | 83.3% | 1.8 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of JetBlue Airways flights were on time in May 2026?
81.0% of 19,806 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 77.6% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025 the carrier reported 19,663 flights with 73.4% on time and 0.5% cancelled, against 81.0% and 0.2% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 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.