B6988 Los AngelesLAX · 11:22 BostonBOS · 20:04
B6988 by JetBlue Airways flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Boston (BOS) for the Mon, Oct 19 departure.
estimated arrival at BOS · local time · ~2h 53m from now
position updated 5m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 2h 16m
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LAX and BOS are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Los Angeles to Boston flights today
same route · JetBlue AirwaysIf 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 posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. 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 — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: left noticeably late (~42 min) but landed about 24 min early. 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.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N980JT, N986JB.
Board clocks recorded as LAX and BOS published them.
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Pro Flight Search — B6988 Los Angeles to Boston on-time performance, measured from the LAX and BOS airport boards.
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