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B6 1290 on time

JetBlue 1290: Wilmington to Boston at 4:49 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
47%
180 flights · likely 40–54%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+17 min
median vs schedule
When late
+103 min
average delay
Similar flights
32%
B6, same route & hour

About 5 in 10 B6 1290 flights from Wilmington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (53%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 17 minutes late.

B6 1290: ILM → BOS

Scheduled to leave Wilmington at 4:49 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 47% of the time (180 flights), better than other B6 flights on the route at that hour (32%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Apr 2025: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97AugSep 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67SepOct 2025: 36% on time (25 flights)36OctApr 2026: too few flights (2 flights)AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JunJul 2026: 32% on time (31 flights)32JulAug 2026: 32% on time (31 flights)32Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2631%
Tuesday2552%
Wednesday2654%
Thursday2646%
Friday2642%
Saturday2658%
Sunday2548%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 40%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 24%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is B6 1290 from ILM to BOS late?

JetBlue 1290 from Wilmington, NC to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 53% of 180 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check JetBlue for today's flight. Method.