B6579JetBlue Airways · DCA → FLL
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Route confirmed JetBlue Airways

B6579 WashingtonDCA · 07:59 Fort LauderdaleFLL · 10:39

B6579 by JetBlue Airways flies from Washington (DCA) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
07:50

scheduled from DCA

⚖ B6579 typically leaves +18 and lands −18. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+18 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~36 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-30
+35 gate · +1 arrival
10-29
+8 gate · −31 arrival
10-28
+16 gate · −18 arrival
10-27
−1 gate · −26 arrival
10-26
+10 gate · −30 arrival
10-25
+9 gate · −26 arrival
10-24
+20 gate · −18 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 −18 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
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.9%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

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. 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 on this route

Forecast

Washington to Fort Lauderdale with JetBlue Airways · Sat 31 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
13%1.1× usual

Forecast weather: 90% chance of rain at Fort Lauderdale

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 4 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 Washington to Fort Lauderdale flights today

same route · JetBlue Airways
B6379departs 06:00
B61579departs 15:35
B61979departs 17:20

If B6579 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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How B6579 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for B6579 across the DCA and FLL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 11/12 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 B6579 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
10-30DCA 07:59 08:34 (+35)FLL 10:39 10:40 (+1)
10-29DCA 07:50 07:58 (+8)FLL 10:30 09:59 (−31)
10-28DCA 07:50 08:06 (+16)FLL 10:30 10:12 (−18)
10-27DCA 07:52 07:51 (−1)FLL 10:30 10:04 (−26)
10-26DCA 07:50 08:00 (+10)FLL 10:30 10:00 (−30)
10-25DCA 07:50 07:59 (+9)FLL 10:30 10:04 (−26)
10-24DCA 07:59 08:19 (+20)FLL 10:39 10:21 (−18)
10-23DCA 07:59 08:34 (+35)FLL 10:39 10:40 (+1)
10-22DCA 07:59 08:24 (+25)FLL 10:39 10:24 (−15)
10-21DCA 07:59 08:12 (+13)FLL 10:39 10:13 (−26)
10-19DCA 07:59 08:05 (+6)FLL
10-18DCA 07:59 08:18 (+19)FLL 10:39 10:27 (−12)
10-17DCA 07:59 08:31 (+32)FLL 10:39 11:05 (+26)
10-16DCA 07:59 08:19 (+20)FLL 10:39 10:38 (−1)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N566JB, N708JB, N537JT, N657JB.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and FLL published them.

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