Flights Boston → Raleigh-durham
BOS → RDU
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to Raleigh-Durham operates with an average on-time performance of 77%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 14.7 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 637 total flights using aircraft such as the Embraer 190 and Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 14.5 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) → Raleigh-durham (RDU) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 819 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Raleigh-durham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) heads south-west for about 984 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 39m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 42% of BOS-RDU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Raleigh-durham it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 819 tracked BOS-RDU flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 2.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-RDU
On the Boston (BOS) -> Raleigh-durham (RDU) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 819 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Raleigh-durham is 2.69% across 819 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Raleigh-durham, 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.
