ON TIMEBOARD

B6 579 on time

JetBlue 579: Washington to Fort Lauderdale at 11:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
357 flights · likely 73–82%
Cancelled
4.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+68 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
B6, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 B6 579 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 4.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

B6 579: DCA → FLL

Scheduled to leave Washington at 11:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (357 flights), in line with other B6 flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70NovDec 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 83% on time (29 flights)83MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 100% on time (25 flights)100JunJul 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5374%
Tuesday4774%
Wednesday5084%
Thursday5283%
Friday5176%
Saturday5285%
Sunday5267%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 48%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 30%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%

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Questions

How often is B6 579 from DCA to FLL late?

JetBlue 579 from Washington, DC to Fort Lauderdale, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 357 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.5% 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.