Flights Boston → Paris
BOS → CDG
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to Paris has a moderate on-time performance rate of 50%, with an average delay of 20.5 minutes per flight. Over the past year, only four flights have been recorded on this route, which operates using Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 757-200 aircraft. The destination airport in Paris opened in 1974 and currently handles over 67 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) → Paris (CDG) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 4 flights monitored in recent months, 50% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Paris the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Paris: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Paris (CDG) heads north-east for about 5,535 km, a flight time of roughly 7h 20m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 100% of BOS-CDG flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Paris it is 3.2 min (atfm).
Across 4 tracked BOS-CDG flights, 50% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
Airlines operating BOS-CDG
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-CDG
On the Boston (BOS) -> Paris (CDG) route, on-time performance is 50% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 4 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Paris is 0.00% across 4 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
