Flights Boston → Los Angeles
BOS → LAX
How long is the flight from Boston to Los Angeles?
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 5h 36m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to Los Angeles operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 14 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 1096 flights travel this route using various aircraft models including Boeing 737-800, Boeing 757, Airbus A320, and Airbus A319. The destination airport in Los Angeles, which opened in 1926, serves nearly 76.6 million 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) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 2775 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.84%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads west for about 4,193 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 36m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of BOS-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,775 tracked BOS-LAX flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-LAX
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 5h 36m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Boston (BOS) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 2775 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Los Angeles is 1.84% across 2775 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
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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.
