Flights Boston → Pittsburgh
BOS → PIT
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to Pittsburgh operates with an average on-time performance of 78%, experiencing a mean delay of 14 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 413 flights using Embraer 170 and 190 aircraft models, serving the busy Pittsburgh International Airport, which opened in 1944 and currently handles approximately 8,114,028 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) → Pittsburgh (PIT) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways. Across 580 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.93%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Pittsburgh: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Pittsburgh (PIT) heads west for about 796 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 25m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 45% of BOS-PIT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Pittsburgh it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 580 tracked BOS-PIT flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.9% 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-PIT
On the Boston (BOS) -> Pittsburgh (PIT) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 580 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Pittsburgh is 2.93% across 580 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.
