B6979JetBlue Airways · FLL → DFW
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Route confirmed JetBlue Airways

B6979 Fort LauderdaleFLL · 08:40 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 10:49

B6979 by JetBlue Airways flies from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) for the Tue, Aug 18 departure.

Right nowEn route to Dallas-Fort Worth · off blocks 08:46 · 6 min late
En route

en route from FLL to DFW

En routeB6979 · position estimated
FLLFort LauderdaleDFWDallas-Fort Worth
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 08:46.

Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−20 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~28 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-18
+6 gate · −32 arrival
08-17
+28 gate · −6 arrival
08-16
+6 gate
08-15
+8 gate · −23 arrival
08-14
+8 gate · −27 arrival
08-13
+9 gate · −20 arrival
08-11
−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 −20 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
FLLFort LauderdaleOn-time likelyFLL delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort WorthOn-time likelyDFW delay board →
FLL→DFWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
44%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation

Conditions at FLL and DFW 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

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 Fort Lauderdale to Dallas-Fort Worth flights today

same route · JetBlue Airways
B62182departs 13:00
B6607departs 20:44
B62279departs 20:59

If B6979 is cancelled, these are the other JetBlue Airways nonstop flights from Fort Lauderdale to Dallas-Fort Worth on the same day, with scheduled departure times in FLL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How B6979 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for B6979 across the FLL and DFW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~20 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 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 B6979 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
08-18FLL 08:40 08:46 (+6)DFW 10:49 10:17 (−32)
08-17FLL 08:40 09:08 (+28)DFW 10:49 10:43 (−6)
08-16FLL 08:40 08:46 (+6)DFW
08-15FLL 08:40 08:48 (+8)DFW 10:49 10:26 (−23)
08-14FLL 08:40 08:48 (+8)DFW 10:49 10:22 (−27)
08-13FLL 08:40 08:49 (+9)DFW 10:49 10:29 (−20)
08-11FLL DFW 10:49 10:31 (−18)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N531JL, N658JB, N630JB, N779JB.

Board clocks recorded as FLL and DFW published them.

Planning around B6979? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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