Flights Philadelphia → Boston
PHL → BOS
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Boston operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving on-time arrivals in 79% of its 1209 total flights. The average delay for these flights is approximately 13 minutes, and the diverse fleet includes aircraft such as the Embraer 190, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, and Airbus A321, serving a destination airport that handles over 36 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 Philadelphia (PHL) → Boston (BOS) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways. Across 1546 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.59%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Boston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Boston (BOS) heads north-east for about 450 km, a flight time of roughly 59m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 33% of PHL-BOS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Boston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,546 tracked PHL-BOS flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 2.6% 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 PHL-BOS
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Boston (BOS) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 1546 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Boston is 2.59% across 1546 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.
