B6988JetBlue Airways · LAX → BOS
live · 2m ago
Route confirmed JetBlue Airways

B6988 Los AngelesLAX · 10:40 BostonBOS · 19:15

B6988 by JetBlue Airways flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Boston (BOS) for the Sat, Nov 7 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Boston · off blocks 12:15 · 95 min late
20:48

estimated arrival at BOS · local time · ~14 min from now

LivePosition · updated 2m ago
LAX34 mi · ~14 min leftBOS
8,200 ftAltitudecruising
292 mphSpeed254 kt
45°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 5h 18m

Wins back in air~18 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

The route today

live boards
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
BOSBostonModerate riskBOS delay board →
LAX→BOSevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
64%Chance of 15+ min delay
11%Chance of cancellation
+48 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by BOS (Boston), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Los Angeles

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High28°Clikely 26°C to 30°C
Low17°Clikely 16°C to 18°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Boston

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High14°Clikely 13°C to 15°C
Low8°Clikely 7°C to 10°C
  • Gusts to 30 kt

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Los Angeles to Boston flights today

same route · JetBlue Airways
B6888departs 06:00
B6288departs 06:05
B6724departs 10:30
B61388departs 11:05
B62088departs 14:55
B62988departs 15:10

If B6988 is cancelled, these are the other JetBlue Airways nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Boston on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LAX local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How B6988 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for B6988 across the LAX and BOS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: departed +28 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how B6988 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-07LAX 10:40 12:15 (+95)BOS 19:15 20:48 (+93)
10-31LAX 10:40 11:18 (+38)BOS 19:15 19:20 (+5)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N986JB.

Board clocks recorded as LAX and BOS published them.

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