The flight time from Atlanta to Boston is 2 hours, 28 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ATL Atlanta, GA on time.
16 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 2 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives BOS Boston, MA 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
83%
Spirit
78%
JetBlue
76%
Frontier
68%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to Boston is 2 hours, 28 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 2 minutes.

The flight distance from Atlanta to Boston is 946 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Boston to Atlanta
2 hours, 44 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
2h 25m
Delta
2h 28m
JetBlue
2h 29m
Frontier
2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

96

Distance

946 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
69
JetBlue
15
Spirit
8
Frontier
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Atlanta from Boston by plane?

The distance from Atlanta to Boston by plane is 946 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Atlanta to Boston?

The flight time from Atlanta to Boston is 2 hours, 28 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 2 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 2 hours, 25 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 30 minutes.

What airlines fly from Atlanta to Boston?

Frontier, JetBlue, Spirit, and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Atlanta to Boston.

Does Southwest fly from Atlanta to Boston?

Southwest does not fly from Atlanta (ATL) to Boston (BOS). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Atlanta on time
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 122 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Boston 5 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Atlanta to Boston, Frontier is 68% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 68% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 83% 16% 1%
Spirit 78% 21% 1%
JetBlue 76% 23% 1%
Frontier 68% 30% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Atlanta and Boston, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Spirit 13 122 8 145
Delta 16 122 9 148
JetBlue 17 123 7 149
Frontier 15 121 12 150

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
8pm 0.9
6pm 0.63
9pm 0.34
7am 0.71
5am 0.03
11am 1.16
10am 0.57
12pm 1.6
6am 0.37
8am 0.99
2pm 1.02
1pm 0.49
7pm 0.76
10pm 1.07
4pm 0.59
3pm 0.67
5pm 0.94
9am 0.76

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Boston that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 339
February 321
March 373
April 388
May 415
June 404
July 422
August 465
September 478
October 487
November 455
December 470

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Boston that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 14.58
Tuesday 13.33
Wednesday 13.17
Thursday 14.13
Friday 14.31
Saturday 12.81
Sunday 14.15

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Delta 1
JetBlue 0
Spirit 0
Frontier 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
8pm 17 124 7 149
6pm 15 124 9 148
9pm 17 120 9 148
7am 17 121 9 148
5am 15 121 18 151
11am 15 122 8 146
10am 17 121 8 147
12pm 14 122 8 146
6am 14 121 8 146
8am 17 122 8 147
2pm 13 123 10 148
1pm 13 123 10 148
7pm 16 123 9 148
10pm 16 119 7 145
4pm 15 122 10 149
3pm 17 124 10 152
5pm 16 123 8 148
9am 19 122 9 150
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.