76% of flights leaving Aguadilla (BQN) arrived on time over the past 12 months, right at the national average of 76%. About 6 flights leave BQN on a typical day; 2.7% were cancelled. 75% pushed back from the gate on time, so most of the lateness is already there when the flight leaves the gate.
At a glance
- Best month: May (83%). Worst: August (73%).
- Biggest delay cause: late-arriving aircraft (63% of delay minutes).
- Year on year: getting worse (80% → 76%).
How late?
The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for flights leaving BQN: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 50% of the time. About 1 in 12 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 54 three hours or more; 2.7% were cancelled outright.
- On time or early76%
- 15–30 min late7.0%
- 30–60 min late5.8%
- 1–2 hours late4.6%
- 2–3 hours late1.7%
- 3+ hours late1.8%
- Diverted0.7%
- Cancelled2.7%
Share of all 2,231 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.
Best time of day to fly out of BQN
Not enough flights at each hour to compare times of day reliably.
Hour × month
Combine the two and the spread is wider still. The most reliable combination at BQN was a 3 a.m. departure in December (84% on time); the least, 3 a.m. in December (84%). If you can only move one thing, move the hour. Departure hour usually shifts the odds more than the month does.
Each cell: on-time rate for that departure hour in that calendar month, 2023–2026. Find your travel month, then look along the row for the greenest hour.
Best and worst months
August is the hardest month at BQN, with 73% of flights on time across 2023–2026; May is the best at 83%. Summer (June–August) runs 4 points worse than autumn: heavy schedules, peak loads and afternoon thunderstorms. Cancellations peak in July (3.2% of flights).
Airlines at BQN
JetBlue runs 64% of departures from BQN, so BQN is effectively its hub. When JetBlue has a bad day, so does the airport.
| Airline | Departures | On time | Left on time | Cancelled | Typical arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue | 1,418 | 76% | 77% | 2.8% | −8 min |
| Frontier Airlines | 448 | 75% | 72% | 2.2% | −10 min |
| United Airlines | 365 | 77% | 70% | 3.0% | −12 min |
Why flights are late at BQN
Airlines report a cause for every flight that arrives 15 or more minutes late. At BQN, 63% of delay minutes came from late-arriving aircraft: the plane showed up late from its previous flight, so the delay started somewhere else. Next is the airlines themselves at 23%. That's why the first flight of the morning is the safest bet: it has no earlier flight to inherit a delay from. Of the 61 cancellations, 46% were blamed on weather.
The average taxi from gate to takeoff is 13 minutes, shorter than at most large U.S. airports.
Month by month
Over the latest 12 months 76% of BQN departures were on time, against 80% in the 12 months before, a decline of 4 points. The best recent month was September 2025 (85%); the worst, January 2026 (68%).
Worst cancellation days
The worst single day in the past year was Saturday, Nov 22, 2025, when 0% of 10 scheduled departures were cancelled. Days like that are usually a major storm, a system outage or a holiday peak hitting bad weather. No average predicts them, so on a stormy forecast, check your airline's travel waivers.
| Date | Departures | Cancelled | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2025 | 10 | 0% | 60% |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 10 | 0% | 70% |
Last flights of the day
The last flight of the day is a different bet. Across routes from BQN, each airline's final departure was cancelled 2.9% of the time, against 2.9% for its earlier flights, about the same. 2.5% of last flights landed 3+ hours late. The riskiest last flight out was JetBlue to Orlando (4.1% cancelled).
| Last flight to | Airline | Leaves | Cancelled | 3h+ late | On time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCO Orlando | JetBlue | 6:17 p.m. | 4.1% | 3.5% | 63% |
| MCO Orlando | Frontier Airlines | 11:53 a.m. | 0.9% | 1.8% | 73% |
Each airline's last scheduled departure of the day on a route, on days it flies the route at least twice; past 12 months. Riskiest first.
Tips for flying out of BQN
- Traveling in August? Leave extra slack for anything that can't move: cruises, weddings, the last connection of the day.
- Delayed already? Most delays at BQN come from late-arriving aircraft. If your inbound plane is late, your flight will be too, whatever the board says.
Routes from BQN
Least reliable first. Routes with at least 365 flights a year.
| To | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Typical arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLL Fort Lauderdale | 409 | 70% | 2.0% | −5 min |
| EWR Newark | 365 | 77% | 3.0% | −12 min |
| JFK New York | 438 | 77% | 3.6% | −9 min |
| MCO Orlando | 1,019 | 77% | 2.5% | −10 min |
Flights into BQN
Arriving rather than leaving? These are the routes into Rafael Hernández, least reliable first. The weakest is from Fort Lauderdale (58% on time).
| From | Flights | On time | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLL Fort Lauderdale | 410 | 58% | 2.4% |
| JFK New York | 438 | 59% | 3.0% |
| EWR Newark | 365 | 70% | 1.9% |
| MCO Orlando | 1,018 | 74% | 1.9% |
Questions about BQN delays
What month has the most flight delays at BQN?
August (73% on time). May is the best month (83%).
Why are flights delayed at BQN?
The biggest cause was late-arriving aircraft (63% of delay minutes): the plane showed up late from its previous flight, so the delay started somewhere else. Then the airlines themselves (23%).
How often are flights cancelled at BQN?
2.7% of scheduled departures over the past 12 months, peaking in July at 3.2%.
Hours are scheduled local departure times. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes late at the destination; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Method.