Flights Halifax → Boston
YHZ → BOS
How long is the flight from Halifax to Boston?
The flight from Halifax (YHZ) to Boston (BOS) takes 1h 6m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Halifax to Boston connects two cities with a high volume of air traffic, serving the busy Logan International Airport in Boston, which handles over 36 million passengers annually. This frequent connection ensures travelers have ample options for travel between these northeastern locations.
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 Halifax (YHZ) → Boston (BOS) route is operated by Air Canada, United Airlines. Across 4 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 25.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Halifax the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Boston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Halifax (YHZ) to Boston (BOS) heads west for about 665 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 6m.
Departures from Halifax on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of YHZ-BOS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Halifax the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into Boston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 4 tracked YHZ-BOS flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of -8 min and a 25.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about YHZ-BOS
The flight from Halifax (YHZ) to Boston (BOS) takes 1h 6m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Halifax (YHZ) -> Boston (BOS) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of -8 minutes, based on 4 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Halifax-Boston is 25.00% across 4 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Air Canada, United 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.
