Flights Phoenix → Boston
PHX → BOS
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Boston operates with an average on-time performance rate of 81%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 11 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 572 flights using either Airbus A320 or A319 aircraft, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the United States, which handles nearly 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 Phoenix (PHX) → Boston (BOS) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways. Across 753 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.99%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.5/100 (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 Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Boston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Boston (BOS) heads north-east for about 3,693 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 2m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of PHX-BOS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Boston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 753 tracked PHX-BOS flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 2.0% 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 PHX-BOS
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Boston (BOS) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 753 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Boston is 1.99% across 753 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.
