Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Boston → Nantucket via Washington: arrives on time 35%

  1. 13:02 BOS → 14:44 DCA
    B6 855 · JetBlue · 1h 41m · 65% on time, 3.5% cancelled
  2. 56m layover in Washington (DCA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 15:40 DCA → 17:12 ACK
    B6 2494 · JetBlue · 1h 32m · 65% on time, 6.7% cancelled

Total trip 4h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival. Times are local. Both flew on 44 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection61%The first flight arrived more than 11 minutes late on 39% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 56m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (3.5% are) × connection made (61%) × second flight not cancelled (6.7% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip4h 10mBOS 13:02 to ACK 17:12, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.