B61979JetBlue Airways · DCA → FLL
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Route confirmed JetBlue Airways

B61979 WashingtonDCA · 20:55 Fort LauderdaleFLL · 23:30

B61979 by JetBlue Airways flies from Washington (DCA) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
20:55

scheduled from DCA

⚖ B61979 typically leaves +58 and lands +22. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+79+157+236 min
09-09
+79 gate · +48 arrival
09-08
+58 gate · +17 arrival
09-07
+140 gate · +100 arrival
09-06
+51 gate · +22 arrival
09-05
+28 gate · +7 arrival
09-04
+236 gate · +199 arrival
09-03
+16 gate · −23 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +22 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
FLLFort LauderdaleOn-time likelyFLL delay board →
DCA→FLLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.5%Chance of cancellation
+13 minAvg hub delay right now

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

Other Washington to Fort Lauderdale flights today

same route · JetBlue Airways
B68379departs 00:17
B6379departs 06:00
B6579departs 07:38
B61579departs 15:20

If B61979 is cancelled, these are the other JetBlue Airways nonstop flights from Washington to Fort Lauderdale on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How B61979 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for B61979 across the DCA and FLL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min late. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 6/13 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how B61979 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
09-09DCA 20:55 22:14 (+79)FLL 23:30 00:18 (+48)
09-08DCA 20:55 21:53 (+58)FLL 23:30 23:47 (+17)
09-07DCA 20:55 23:15 (+140)FLL 23:30 01:10 (+100)
09-06DCA 20:55 21:46 (+51)FLL 23:30 23:52 (+22)
09-05DCA 20:55 21:23 (+28)FLL 23:30 23:37 (+7)
09-04DCA 20:55 00:51 (+236)FLL 23:30 02:49 (+199)
09-03DCA 20:55 21:11 (+16)FLL 23:30 23:07 (−23)
09-02DCA 20:55 22:14 (+79)FLL 23:30 00:18 (+48)
09-01DCA 20:55 00:04 (+189)FLL 23:30 02:08 (+158)
08-31DCA 20:55 20:52 (−3)FLL 23:30 22:56 (−34)
08-30DCA 20:55 21:40 (+45)FLL 23:30 23:43 (+13)
08-29DCA 20:55 21:06 (+11)FLL 23:30 23:22 (−8)
08-27DCA 20:55 21:06 (+11)FLL 23:30 23:07 (−23)
08-26DCA 20:55 02:18 (+323)FLL 23:30 04:18 (+288)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N552JB, N612JB, N521JB, N586JB.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and FLL published them.

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