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. 15% of the last 13 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 142 minutes late. 9 of the 13 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 15 November 2026 at 10:36 UTC.

Today, PHL → BOS

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. 06:00 DL5740Delta On scheduleGate D10 · TD BOS est. 07:13sched 07:31
  2. 07:00 B6160JetBlue Cancelled ·
  3. 07:35 AA3308American On scheduleGate B10 · TB BOS 09:04scheduled
  4. 08:49 AA2443American On scheduleGate B9 · TB BOS 10:18scheduled
  5. 10:15 DL5845Delta On scheduleGate D10 · TD BOS 11:37scheduled
  6. 10:27 B61160JetBlue Cancelled ·
  7. 10:49 AA2615American On scheduleGate B6 · TB BOS 12:20scheduled
  8. 13:10 AA1603American On scheduleGate C25 · TC BOS 14:35scheduled
  9. 14:10 AA4599American On scheduleGate B1 · TB ·
  10. 15:35 B61860JetBlue On scheduleGate D4 · TD ·
  11. 15:54 DL5706Delta On scheduleGate D10 · TD ·
  12. 16:25 AA3290American On scheduleGate A10 · TA ·

Checked PHL board 05:36 · BOS board 05:36

PHL Philadelphia disrupted · +134
BOS Boston disrupted · +60
450 km · ~1h 05m est.
dep bank 06:00–21:50113x weekly
Runs rough · 3 airlines · 113x weekly · nonstop
15% on time

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

Median arrival delay is +142 min. 9 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+142 minacross the last 4 arrivals
Flight time~1h 05mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures113x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled69.2%recent route rate · 9 of 13

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 AirlinesAA29% 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 AirwaysB60% on time

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
11-15B61160cancelledCNX
11-15B6160cancelledCNX
11-14AA1232cancelledCNX
11-14AA1603cancelledCNX
11-14AA1874cancelledCNX
11-14AA2615arrived+300
11-14AA3290cancelledCNX
11-14AA3308arrived−22
11-14AA4599arrived−20
11-14B61160cancelledCNX
11-14B6160cancelledCNX
11-14B61860arrived+142
11-14B6560cancelledCNX

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 +134 min disrupted 🌤 scattered clouds · WNW 9 kt Full PHL delay board →
BOSBoston +60 min disrupted 🌤 few clouds · W 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 10/100. 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.