Flight profile · JetBlue
B6873
Newark (EWR) to Tampa (TPA) · scheduled 3:38 PM – 6:40 PM
How B6873 performs
291 operations, 2024-06-13 to 2026-06-30.
B6873 arrived on time 64.7% of the time, against 77.7% for all EWR → TPA flights — this specific departure is 13.0 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against JetBlue’s own flights on this route it is 7.1 points worse.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 291 operations between 2024-06-13 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B6873 | 64.7% | 7.56% | 2 min | 22.2% | 291 |
| JetBlue on EWR → TPA | 71.7% | 3.58% | -4 min | 12.5% | 1,367 |
| All EWR → TPA flights | 77.7% | 2.77% | -9 min | 8.7% | 8,410 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-06-13 to 2026-06-30
Other routes B6873 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.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| JFK→TPA New York to Tampa | 2025-05-01 – 2025-05-01 | 1 | — |
| ROC→JFK Rochester to New York | 2023-09-05 – 2023-09-05 | 1 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route B6873 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Why B6873 runs late
Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on this flight.
the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late
crew, maintenance, boarding, fuelling — within the carrier’s control
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
weather severe enough to stop this flight specifically
screening or terminal security incidents
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for B6873 on EWR → TPA. 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 EWR → TPA
Same airports, same journey — and not the same odds of arriving on time.
| Flight | Airline | On time | Median arrival | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA1979 | United Airlines | 92.8% | 15 min early | 754 |
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 291 records of B6873 operating EWR → TPA, 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.