Flight profile · JetBlue
B61198
Pittsburgh (PIT) to New York (JFK) · scheduled 6:00 AM – 7:34 AM
How B61198 performs
426 operations, 2025-05-01 to 2026-06-30.
B61198 arrived on time 89.1% of the time, against 87.6% for all PIT → JFK flights — this specific departure is 1.5 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against JetBlue’s own flights on this route it is 3.7 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 426 operations between 2025-05-01 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B61198 | 89.1% | 5.16% | -8 min | 4.2% | 426 |
| JetBlue on PIT → JFK | 85.4% | 5.44% | -7 min | 5.7% | 515 |
| All PIT → JFK flights | 87.6% | 2.34% | -12 min | 4.7% | 5,255 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2025-05-01 to 2026-06-30
Other routes B61198 has flown
A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route B61198 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
When it goes wrong
The average describes a usual day. This is the day that ruins a connection.
17 min late
against a median of 8 min early
Percentiles over 426 operations. Cancelled and diverted flights have no arrival time and are counted separately rather than as very late arrivals.
Why B61198 runs late
Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on this flight.
crew, maintenance, boarding, fuelling — within the carrier’s control
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late
weather severe enough to stop this flight specifically
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for B61198 on PIT → JFK. A single late flight can carry more than one cause, and only delays of fifteen minutes or more are attributed at all.
Other departures on PIT → JFK
Same airports, same journey — and not the same odds of arriving on time.
| Flight | Airline | On time | Median arrival | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YX4568 | Republic Airways | 87.3% | 9 min early | 663 |
Every departure listed carries at least 600 operations, so the comparison is between figures that mean something. Schedules change; confirm the departure still operates before booking around this.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 426 records of B61198 operating PIT → JFK, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.
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