Flights Boston → Rochester
BOS → ROC
How long is the flight from Boston to Rochester?
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Rochester (ROC) takes 1h 7m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight 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 Rochester has a relatively high on-time performance rate of 78%, with an average delay of 9.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 243 flights, serving the busy destination airport which handles approximately 2,393,251 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) → Rochester (ROC) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 597 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Rochester the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Rochester: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Rochester (ROC) heads west for about 551 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 7m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 50% of BOS-ROC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Rochester it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 597 tracked BOS-ROC flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 3.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-ROC
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Rochester (ROC) takes 1h 7m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Boston (BOS) -> Rochester (ROC) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 597 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Rochester is 3.69% across 597 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
