Flights Boston → Harrisburg
BOS → MDT
How long is the flight from Boston to Harrisburg?
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Harrisburg (MDT) takes 1h 12m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates from Boston to Harrisburg, using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft. With a total of 88 flights recorded and an on-time performance rate of 76%, the average delay is approximately 41.3 minutes. The destination airport in Harrisburg, which opened in 1918, serves around 1,205,442 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Boston (BOS) → Harrisburg (MDT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 220 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 34 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.09%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Harrisburg the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Harrisburg: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Harrisburg (MDT) heads south-west for about 538 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 12m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 95% of BOS-MDT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Harrisburg it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 220 tracked BOS-MDT flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 34 min and a 4.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-MDT
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Harrisburg (MDT) takes 1h 12m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Boston (BOS) -> Harrisburg (MDT) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 34 minutes, based on 220 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Harrisburg is 4.09% across 220 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Harrisburg, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
