Flights Boston → Philadelphia
BOS → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to Philadelphia operates with a mix of aircraft including the Embraer 190, Airbus A319, A321, and A320. With a total of 1,210 flights recorded, the route has an on-time performance rate of 76%, averaging delays of approximately 18.2 minutes per flight.
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) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways. Across 1547 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.78%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads south-west for about 450 km, a flight time of roughly 59m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 34% of BOS-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,547 tracked BOS-PHL flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-PHL
On the Boston (BOS) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1547 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Philadelphia is 2.78% across 1547 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, JetBlue Airways.
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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.
