LX53Swiss International Air Lines · BOS → ZRH
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Route confirmed Swiss International Air Lines

LX53 BostonBOS · 21:40 ZurichZRH · 10:55

LX53 by Swiss International Air Lines flies from Boston (BOS) to Zurich (ZRH) for the Fri, Aug 21 departure.

Right nowEn route to Zurich · off blocks 22:17 · 37 min late
En route

en route from BOS to ZRH

En routeLX53 · position estimated
BOSBostonZRHZurich
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 22:17 · typical taxi-out at BOS ≈ 9.4 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

⚖ LX53 typically leaves +56 and lands +29. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+37+75+112 min
08-22
+10 gate · +38 arrival
08-21
+37 gate
08-20
+72 gate · +54 arrival
08-19
+83 gate · +29 arrival
08-18
+69 gate · +14 arrival
08-17
+56 gate · +4 arrival
08-16
+102 gate · +112 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +29 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BOSBostonModerate riskBOS delay board →
ZRHZurichOn-time likelyZRH delay board →
BOS→ZRHevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
47%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.7%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at BOS and ZRH are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Boston to Zurich flights today

same route · Swiss International Air Lines
LX2departs 17:10
LX55departs 17:10

If LX53 is cancelled, these are the other Swiss International Air Lines nonstop flights from Boston to Zurich on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BOS local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How LX53 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for LX53 across the BOS and ZRH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~33 min late. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 4/12 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how LX53 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
08-22BOS 21:40 21:50 (+10)ZRH 10:55 11:33 (+38)
08-21BOS 21:40 22:17 (+37)ZRH
08-20BOS 21:40 22:52 (+72)ZRH 10:55 11:49 (+54)
08-19BOS 21:40 23:03 (+83)ZRH 10:55 11:24 (+29)
08-18BOS 21:40 22:49 (+69)ZRH 10:55 11:09 (+14)
08-17BOS 21:40 22:36 (+56)ZRH 10:55 10:59 (+4)
08-16BOS 21:40 23:22 (+102)ZRH 10:55 12:47 (+112)
08-15BOS 21:40 21:50 (+10)ZRH 10:55 11:10 (+15)
08-14BOS 21:40 22:56 (+76)ZRH 10:55 11:33 (+38)
08-13BOS 21:40 22:21 (+41)ZRH 10:55 10:56 (+1)
08-12BOS 21:40 22:12 (+32)ZRH 10:55 10:45 (−10)
08-11BOS 21:40 22:14 (+34)ZRH 10:55 11:06 (+11)
08-10BOS 21:40 22:44 (+64)ZRH 10:55 11:28 (+33)

Aircraft

Recent tails: HB-JHA, HB-JHL, HB-JHH, HB-JHK.

Board clocks recorded as BOS and ZRH published them.

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