JFK → BOSNew York to Boston

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Direct flights from New York (JFK) to Boston (BOS): 109 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 54% of the last 13 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 2 minutes early. 5 of the 20 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 300 km, an estimated 53 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New York and Boston. Updated 15 November 2026 at 18:10 UTC.

Today, JFK → BOS

Sun 15 Nov · local times
B61118JetBlue19 min late

The JFK board at 13:09 shows departure at 13:45 instead of 13:26, gate 503 (T5).

Landing
14:52BOS board estimate · sched 15:00
Still to leave today
B6618 15:14JetBlue · then AA4618 15:34, DL5798 17:30
Track B61118 →
  1. 06:00 DL5765Delta Left 08:12 +132 Landed 09:23 +123
  2. 06:40 B62718JetBlue Left 06:32 BOS est. 07:41In the air · sched 07:50
  3. 08:07 AA4357American Left 08:07 Landed 09:39 +14
  4. 09:25 B61018JetBlue Left 09:33 +8 Landed 10:38 −3
  5. 09:50 DL5733Delta Left 09:47 Landed 10:51 −19
  6. 11:00 AA4707American Left 10:58 Landed 12:06 −9
  7. 13:20 DL5804Delta On scheduleGate A17 · T4 BOS est. 14:43 +5sched 14:38
  8. 13:26 B61118JetBlue Est. 13:45 +19Gate 503 · T5 BOS est. 14:52sched 15:00
  9. 15:14 B6618JetBlue On scheduleGate 521 · T5 BOS est. 16:21sched 16:59
  10. 15:34 AA4618American On scheduleGate 41 · T8 BOS 16:57scheduled
  11. 17:30 DL5798Delta On scheduleGate A15 · T4 BOS est. 18:47sched 18:59
  12. 17:48 B6818JetBlue On scheduleGate 510 · T5 BOS 19:41scheduled
  13. 21:29 DL2639Delta On scheduleGate B49 · T4 BOS est. 22:49sched 22:55
  14. 22:29 B61318JetBlue On scheduleGate 502 · T5 ·
  15. 22:30 AA4397American Airlines On scheduleGate 35 · T8 ·

Checked JFK board 13:09 · BOS board 13:10

JFK New York smooth · +0
BOS Boston smooth · +0
300 km · ~0h 53m est.
dep bank 06:00–22:30109x weekly
Runs rough · 3 airlines · 109x weekly · nonstop
54% on time

of the last 13 tracked JFK → BOS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −2 min. 5 of 20 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−2 minacross the last 8 arrivals
Flight time~0h 53mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures109x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled25.0%recent route rate · 5 of 20

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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American AirlinesDelta Air LinesJetBlue Airways

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA60% on time

Flights AA4357 08:07 daily · AA4707 varies daily · AA4618 15:34 daily · AA4397 22:30 Mo Tu We Th Sa Su

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL5765 06:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · DL5733 09:50 daily · DL5595 13:20 daily · DL5804 13:20 daily

JetBlue AirwaysB660% on time

Flights B62718 06:40 daily · B61018 09:25 daily · B61118 13:26 daily · B6618 15:14 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15AA4357dep +0 → arr+14
11-15AA4707dep −2 → arr−9
11-15B61018dep +8 → arr−3
11-15B62718departed−8
11-15DL5733dep −3 → arr−19
11-15DL5765dep +132 → arr+123
11-14AA4357dep +27 → arr+10
11-14AA4397cancelledCNX
11-14AA4618departed+30
11-14AA4707cancelledCNX
11-14B61018cancelledCNX
11-14B61118dep +9 → arr−18
11-14B61318dep +4 → arr−2
11-14B62718cancelledCNX
11-14B6618departed+45
11-14B6818departed−8
11-14DL2639departed+60
11-14DL5733departed+19
11-14DL5798cancelledCNX
11-14DL5804departed+6

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
JFKNew York +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNW 12 kt Full JFK delay board →
BOSBoston +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · WNW 14 kt Full BOS delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BOS: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +4 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the New York to Boston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop JFK to BOS flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

JFK to BOS questions

Is JFK–BOS running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on JFK–BOS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:26 from JFK. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BOS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from JFK to BOS?

Great-circle distance is 300 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 51–56 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does JFK–BOS fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 109 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.