Delta vs JetBlue: Which Airline Is More On Time?

Delta

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JetBlue

routes won

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Delta on time: 76.9%
JetBlue on time: 71.9%
Delta cancelled: 3.0%
JetBlue cancelled: 2.9%

On the 151 routes both fly · Jun 2025 to May 2026

On the 151 routes both airlines fly, Delta was more on time on 115, JetBlue on 29, and 7 were a tie. On those shared routes, Delta flights arrived on time 76.9% of the time and JetBlue flights 71.9%.

Delta's biggest wins

SEA → BOSSeattle to Boston+25.3 pts82.0% vs 56.7%
DFW → BOSDallas-Fort Worth to Boston+21.5 pts77.1% vs 55.6%
FLL → ATLFort Lauderdale to Atlanta+20.0 pts77.6% vs 57.5%
MKE → BOSMilwaukee to Boston+18.8 pts72.4% vs 53.5%
DEN → JFKDenver to New York+18.1 pts85.7% vs 67.6%

JetBlue's biggest wins

BOS → SANBoston to San Diego+18.2 pts86.7% vs 68.5%
SRQ → BOSSarasota/Bradenton to Boston+13.6 pts67.8% vs 54.2%
MVY → JFKMartha's Vineyard to New York+10.7 pts74.1% vs 63.5%
JFK → SANNew York to San Diego+9.9 pts86.6% vs 76.7%
PBI → JFKWest Palm Beach to New York+9.6 pts74.4% vs 64.9%

Every shared route

Busiest first. Tap a route for every flight on it and the most on-time departure.

Route	Delta	JetBlue	More on time
JFK → LAXNew York to Los Angeles	78.2%3,357 flights	76.5%3,508 flights	Delta
LAX → JFKLos Angeles to New York	80.9%3,356 flights	78.2%3,507 flights	Delta
BOS → DCABoston to Washington	75.2%3,102 flights	69.2%2,645 flights	Delta
DCA → BOSWashington to Boston	77.7%3,102 flights	65.2%2,645 flights	Delta
ATL → FLLAtlanta to Fort Lauderdale	71.3%4,256 flights	70.4%557 flights	Delta
FLL → ATLFort Lauderdale to Atlanta	77.6%4,252 flights	57.5%557 flights	Delta
MCO → JFKOrlando to New York	77.6%1,980 flights	68.3%2,639 flights	Delta
JFK → MCONew York to Orlando	77.0%1,979 flights	69.8%2,629 flights	Delta
BOS → ATLBoston to Atlanta	81.3%3,656 flights	68.9%849 flights	Delta
ATL → BOSAtlanta to Boston	75.2%3,658 flights	70.8%846 flights	Delta
JFK → BOSNew York to Boston	76.3%1,791 flights	69.1%2,477 flights	Delta
BOS → JFKBoston to New York	76.0%1,791 flights	73.6%2,472 flights	Delta
JFK → SFONew York to San Francisco	72.8%2,230 flights	77.8%1,946 flights	JetBlue
SFO → JFKSan Francisco to New York	80.6%2,230 flights	82.2%1,945 flights	JetBlue
JFK → FLLNew York to Fort Lauderdale	75.5%1,614 flights	68.7%2,282 flights	Delta
FLL → JFKFort Lauderdale to New York	75.3%1,615 flights	64.2%2,271 flights	Delta
BOS → MCOBoston to Orlando	74.8%1,257 flights	68.3%2,491 flights	Delta
MCO → BOSOrlando to Boston	75.1%1,257 flights	67.4%2,490 flights	Delta
JFK → ATLNew York to Atlanta	81.1%2,461 flights	68.3%1,064 flights	Delta
ATL → JFKAtlanta to New York	78.0%2,453 flights	70.2%1,066 flights	Delta
LGA → MCONew York to Orlando	70.5%2,174 flights	65.7%1,208 flights	Delta
MCO → LGAOrlando to New York	74.9%2,175 flights	65.7%1,206 flights	Delta
SJU → JFKSJU to New York	88.7%1,104 flights	75.1%2,238 flights	Delta
JFK → SJUNew York to SJU	78.9%1,104 flights	69.2%2,232 flights	Delta
FLL → LGAFort Lauderdale to New York	71.5%1,601 flights	62.2%1,541 flights	Delta
LGA → FLLNew York to Fort Lauderdale	70.1%1,600 flights	64.0%1,539 flights	Delta
JFK → LASNew York to Las Vegas	79.1%1,682 flights	81.9%1,374 flights	JetBlue
LAS → JFKLas Vegas to New York	82.8%1,682 flights	77.8%1,373 flights	Delta
LAX → BOSLos Angeles to Boston	78.9%1,226 flights	76.2%1,623 flights	Delta
BOS → LAXBoston to Los Angeles	76.1%1,224 flights	76.8%1,622 flights	JetBlue
BOS → FLLBoston to Fort Lauderdale	69.4%883 flights	65.8%1,960 flights	Delta
FLL → BOSFort Lauderdale to Boston	71.3%882 flights	65.5%1,949 flights	Delta
TPA → BOSTampa to Boston	75.6%1,168 flights	73.3%1,571 flights	Delta
BOS → TPABoston to Tampa	73.9%1,168 flights	74.0%1,567 flights	Tie
BOS → RDUBoston to Raleigh/Durham	77.9%1,575 flights	73.3%1,085 flights	Delta
RDU → BOSRaleigh/Durham to Boston	79.8%1,575 flights	75.7%1,085 flights	Delta
LGA → PBINew York to West Palm Beach	70.1%1,553 flights	66.1%1,105 flights	Delta
PBI → LGAWest Palm Beach to New York	70.8%1,553 flights	67.4%1,105 flights	Delta
BUF → JFKBuffalo to New York	81.7%1,418 flights	79.4%1,213 flights	Delta
JFK → BUFNew York to Buffalo	80.2%1,418 flights	73.9%1,213 flights	Delta
BOS → SFOBoston to San Francisco	74.0%882 flights	73.6%1,619 flights	Tie
SFO → BOSSan Francisco to Boston	77.9%883 flights	78.1%1,617 flights	Tie
JFK → RDUNew York to Raleigh/Durham	78.0%1,547 flights	70.2%917 flights	Delta
RDU → JFKRaleigh/Durham to New York	76.6%1,547 flights	74.1%916 flights	Delta
BOS → DTWBoston to Detroit	79.2%1,715 flights	72.4%726 flights	Delta
DTW → BOSDetroit to Boston	73.9%1,712 flights	73.5%726 flights	Tie
BOS → RSWBoston to Fort Myers	76.1%604 flights	68.7%1,608 flights	Delta
RSW → BOSFort Myers to Boston	74.6%604 flights	68.9%1,607 flights	Delta
PBI → JFKWest Palm Beach to New York	64.9%729 flights	74.4%1,472 flights	JetBlue
JFK → PBINew York to West Palm Beach	79.0%729 flights	69.5%1,469 flights	Delta
BOS → PBIBoston to West Palm Beach	69.9%613 flights	64.2%1,576 flights	Delta
PBI → BOSWest Palm Beach to Boston	66.3%613 flights	65.2%1,574 flights	Delta
TPA → LGATampa to New York	71.5%1,638 flights	63.3%533 flights	Delta
LGA → TPANew York to Tampa	71.9%1,638 flights	66.7%531 flights	Delta
BOS → PITBoston to Pittsburgh	80.3%1,133 flights	76.2%1,007 flights	Delta
PIT → BOSPittsburgh to Boston	81.8%1,133 flights	75.5%1,007 flights	Delta
JFK → TPANew York to Tampa	78.3%1,094 flights	76.4%1,027 flights	Delta
TPA → JFKTampa to New York	82.3%1,094 flights	77.3%1,022 flights	Delta
JAX → JFKJacksonville to New York	79.6%1,194 flights	76.7%892 flights	Delta
JFK → JAXNew York to Jacksonville	79.1%1,194 flights	73.3%892 flights	Delta
FLL → LAXFort Lauderdale to Los Angeles	83.5%363 flights	77.3%1,722 flights	Delta
LAX → FLLLos Angeles to Fort Lauderdale	70.7%363 flights	75.3%1,722 flights	JetBlue
PHL → BOSPhiladelphia to Boston	80.0%1,170 flights	71.8%894 flights	Delta
BOS → PHLBoston to Philadelphia	78.4%1,170 flights	71.4%893 flights	Delta
JFK → ORDNew York to Chicago	75.0%1,418 flights	67.6%550 flights	Delta
ORD → JFKChicago to New York	72.4%1,419 flights	81.9%549 flights	JetBlue
SLC → JFKSalt Lake City to New York	83.3%1,538 flights	75.4%393 flights	Delta
JFK → SLCNew York to Salt Lake City	80.8%1,535 flights	68.1%393 flights	Delta
BOS → BNABoston to Nashville	71.0%1,031 flights	72.7%874 flights	JetBlue
BNA → BOSNashville to Boston	75.9%1,031 flights	69.9%873 flights	Delta
DTW → JFKDetroit to New York	78.6%1,442 flights	85.3%445 flights	JetBlue
JFK → DTWNew York to Detroit	79.5%1,440 flights	66.3%445 flights	Delta
BNA → JFKNashville to New York	76.6%1,338 flights	75.9%544 flights	Delta
JFK → BNANew York to Nashville	77.6%1,338 flights	67.6%542 flights	Delta
ORD → BOSChicago to Boston	69.6%1,315 flights	73.3%537 flights	JetBlue
BOS → ORDBoston to Chicago	65.5%1,315 flights	74.3%536 flights	JetBlue
SJU → BOSSJU to Boston	79.0%398 flights	70.5%1,437 flights	Delta
JFK → SANNew York to San Diego	76.7%1,033 flights	86.6%727 flights	JetBlue
SAN → JFKSan Diego to New York	82.5%1,033 flights	83.6%727 flights	JetBlue
JFK → CHSNew York to Charleston	76.5%1,085 flights	73.5%635 flights	Delta
CHS → JFKCharleston to New York	79.2%1,085 flights	71.6%634 flights	Delta
RIC → BOSRichmond to Boston	80.9%938 flights	75.3%755 flights	Delta
BOS → RICBoston to Richmond	79.8%937 flights	69.1%755 flights	Delta
BOS → LASBoston to Las Vegas	77.9%622 flights	75.2%1,052 flights	Delta
LAS → BOSLas Vegas to Boston	75.7%622 flights	75.2%1,052 flights	Tie
DCA → MCOWashington to Orlando	77.9%727 flights	71.1%944 flights	Delta
JFK → ROCNew York to Rochester	77.3%1,071 flights	68.4%600 flights	Delta
ROC → JFKRochester to New York	81.1%1,071 flights	82.4%600 flights	JetBlue
MCO → DCAOrlando to Washington	72.5%727 flights	63.4%943 flights	Delta
BOS → SJUBoston to SJU	76.0%398 flights	70.3%1,260 flights	Delta
BOS → CLEBoston to Cleveland	77.7%864 flights	73.7%740 flights	Delta
CLE → BOSCleveland to Boston	83.2%864 flights	71.0%740 flights	Delta
JAX → BOSJacksonville to Boston	78.4%949 flights	67.5%652 flights	Delta
BOS → JAXBoston to Jacksonville	73.7%946 flights	75.3%652 flights	JetBlue
JFK → SAVNew York to Savannah	81.9%1,086 flights	74.9%464 flights	Delta
SAV → JFKSavannah to New York	84.3%1,086 flights	74.1%464 flights	Delta
DEN → JFKDenver to New York	85.7%984 flights	67.6%545 flights	Delta
JFK → DENNew York to Denver	71.5%984 flights	68.0%545 flights	Delta
JFK → PITNew York to Pittsburgh	79.9%1,073 flights	66.7%454 flights	Delta
PIT → JFKPittsburgh to New York	82.0%1,073 flights	84.7%454 flights	JetBlue
JFK → DCANew York to Washington	69.2%1,078 flights	54.5%446 flights	Delta
JFK → SEANew York to Seattle	72.5%1,338 flights	69.5%166 flights	Delta
SEA → JFKSeattle to New York	79.6%1,337 flights	66.7%166 flights	Delta
DCA → JFKWashington to New York	80.9%1,045 flights	81.5%446 flights	JetBlue
JFK → SYRNew York to Syracuse	81.6%1,071 flights	68.6%417 flights	Delta
SYR → JFKSyracuse to New York	85.1%1,071 flights	79.9%417 flights	Delta
JFK → PHXNew York to Phoenix	74.2%920 flights	73.6%531 flights	Delta
PHX → JFKPhoenix to New York	86.4%920 flights	73.3%531 flights	Delta
AUS → BOSAustin to Boston	70.6%987 flights	55.9%344 flights	Delta
BOS → AUSBoston to Austin	74.8%987 flights	72.0%344 flights	Delta
JFK → RSWNew York to Fort Myers	87.5%472 flights	72.2%809 flights	Delta
BOS → SANBoston to San Diego	68.5%364 flights	86.7%915 flights	JetBlue
RSW → JFKFort Myers to New York	83.0%472 flights	74.4%807 flights	Delta
SAN → BOSSan Diego to Boston	79.0%364 flights	79.2%915 flights	Tie
BOS → SLCBoston to Salt Lake City	78.4%1,083 flights	62.0%172 flights	Delta
SLC → BOSSalt Lake City to Boston	83.4%1,083 flights	71.2%172 flights	Delta
BOS → SEABoston to Seattle	71.5%979 flights	76.1%248 flights	JetBlue
SEA → BOSSeattle to Boston	82.0%978 flights	56.7%248 flights	Delta
JFK → MSYNew York to New Orleans	83.5%721 flights	78.4%418 flights	Delta
MSY → JFKNew Orleans to New York	81.0%721 flights	72.5%418 flights	Delta
BOS → DFWBoston to Dallas-Fort Worth	69.7%860 flights	76.5%261 flights	JetBlue
CHS → BOSCharleston to Boston	70.9%479 flights	70.5%642 flights	Tie
DFW → BOSDallas-Fort Worth to Boston	77.1%860 flights	55.6%261 flights	Delta
BOS → CHSBoston to Charleston	78.3%478 flights	74.0%642 flights	Delta
DEN → BOSDenver to Boston	75.7%415 flights	70.4%675 flights	Delta
BOS → DENBoston to Denver	78.9%415 flights	71.9%674 flights	Delta
BOS → SAVBoston to Savannah	81.1%442 flights	77.7%635 flights	Delta
SAV → BOSSavannah to Boston	65.7%442 flights	68.2%635 flights	JetBlue
PWM → JFKPortland to New York	80.8%712 flights	80.0%342 flights	Delta
JFK → PWMNew York to Portland	79.9%711 flights	69.7%342 flights	Delta
BOS → MIABoston to Miami	71.7%888 flights	69.7%136 flights	Delta
MIA → BOSMiami to Boston	69.0%886 flights	67.2%136 flights	Delta
FLL → RDUFort Lauderdale to Raleigh/Durham	73.9%376 flights	65.4%545 flights	Delta
RDU → FLLRaleigh/Durham to Fort Lauderdale	79.7%376 flights	83.5%545 flights	JetBlue
BOS → MSYBoston to New Orleans	83.5%374 flights	71.7%477 flights	Delta
MSY → BOSNew Orleans to Boston	62.4%372 flights	60.8%477 flights	Delta
BOS → MKEBoston to Milwaukee	79.3%572 flights	80.1%172 flights	JetBlue
MKE → BOSMilwaukee to Boston	72.4%571 flights	53.5%172 flights	Delta
BOS → PHXBoston to Phoenix	67.9%428 flights	72.4%310 flights	JetBlue
PHX → BOSPhoenix to Boston	76.8%428 flights	71.3%310 flights	Delta
BOS → SRQBoston to Sarasota/Bradenton	70.5%146 flights	72.4%418 flights	JetBlue
SRQ → BOSSarasota/Bradenton to Boston	54.2%146 flights	67.8%418 flights	JetBlue
JFK → SRQNew York to Sarasota/Bradenton	83.8%138 flights	76.1%402 flights	Delta
SRQ → JFKSarasota/Bradenton to New York	75.4%138 flights	70.7%401 flights	Delta
BOS → ORFBoston to Norfolk	88.9%253 flights	79.7%214 flights	Delta
ORF → BOSNorfolk to Boston	85.3%253 flights	68.1%214 flights	Delta
ACK → JFKNantucket to New York	60.8%110 flights	69.1%201 flights	JetBlue
JFK → ACKNew York to Nantucket	86.9%110 flights	82.0%201 flights	Delta
BOS → STTBoston to STT	70.8%127 flights	78.6%176 flights	JetBlue
JFK → MVYNew York to Martha's Vineyard	93.5%110 flights	76.4%179 flights	Delta
MVY → JFKMartha's Vineyard to New York	63.5%110 flights	74.1%179 flights	JetBlue

Across their whole networks

Delta is #2 on the airline on-time leaderboard (80.7% on time, 2.0% cancelled, 1,650,385 flights); JetBlue is #5 (72.4% on time, 2.5% cancelled, 232,617 flights).

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Historical results, not a guarantee. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics marketing-carrier on-time reports, Jun 2025 to May 2026. Delta includes Delta Connection. ATIS Alerts is not affiliated with any airline.

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