PHL → BOSPhiladelphia to Boston

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Direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Boston (BOS): 113 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 27% of the last 15 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes late. 9 of the 15 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 450 km, an estimated 1 hour 5 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Philadelphia and Boston. Updated 14 November 2026 at 10:30 UTC.

Today, PHL → BOS

Sat 14 Nov · local times
  1. 07:00 B6160JetBlue Cancelled ·
  2. 07:10 DL5740Delta On scheduleGate D10 · TD BOS est. 08:26sched 08:39
  3. 08:10 AA3308American On scheduleGate A12 · TA BOS 09:39scheduled
  4. 10:27 B61160JetBlue Cancelled ·
  5. 10:49 AA2615American On scheduleGate B15 · TB BOS 12:20scheduled
  6. 11:00 DL5845Delta On scheduleGate D10 · TD BOS est. 12:22sched 12:28
  7. 13:10 AA1603American On scheduleGate B10 · TB BOS 14:35scheduled
  8. 14:10 AA4599American On scheduleGate C18 · TC ·
  9. 15:35 B61860JetBlue On scheduleGate D4 · TD ·
  10. 16:00 DL5706Delta On scheduleGate D10 · TD ·
  11. 16:25 AA3290American On scheduleGate A10 · TA ·

Checked PHL board 04:53 · BOS board 05:30

PHL Philadelphia disrupted · +242
BOS Boston heavy · +53
450 km · ~1h 05m est.
dep bank 07:00–21:50113x weekly
Runs rough · 3 airlines · 113x weekly · nonstop
27% on time

of the last 15 tracked PHL → BOS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +5 min. 9 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+5 minacross the last 6 arrivals
Flight time~1h 05mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures113x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled60.0%recent route rate · 9 of 15

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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 AirlinesAA44% on time

Flights AA3308 varies daily · AA2443 08:49 Mo Th Fr Su · AA2615 10:49 daily · AA1603 13:10 daily

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL5740 varies daily · DL5845 varies daily · DL5805 12:25 Mo Tu We Th Fr · DL5706 varies daily

JetBlue AirwaysB6

Flights B6160 07:00 daily · B61160 10:27 daily · B61860 15:35 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · B6560 17:58 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14B61160cancelledCNX
11-14B6160cancelledCNX
11-13AA1232cancelledCNX
11-13AA1603cancelledCNX
11-13AA1776arrived+396
11-13AA1874cancelledCNX
11-13AA2443arrived+5
11-13AA2615arrived−22
11-13AA3290arrived+365
11-13AA3308arrived−14
11-13AA4599arrived+3
11-13B61860cancelledCNX
11-13B6560cancelledCNX
11-13DL5706cancelledCNX
11-13DL5714cancelledCNX

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
PHLPhiladelphia +242 min disrupted 🌤 mostly cloudy · NW 11 kt Full PHL delay board →
BOSBoston +53 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · NW 9 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 +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Philadelphia to Boston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PHL 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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Pro Flight Search: Philadelphia (PHL) to Boston (BOS) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/PHL-BOS
How we measure this →

PHL to BOS questions

Is PHL–BOS running on time right now?

High disruption likely. The departure side at PHL is the weaker end, route health score 15/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PHL–BOS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 17:58 from PHL. 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 PHL to BOS?

Great-circle distance is 450 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 62–69 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHL–BOS fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 113 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.