The flight time from Austin to Boston is 3 hours, 49 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves AUS Austin, TX 2 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 25 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives BOS Boston, MA 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
79%
American
79%
Southwest
75%
JetBlue
70%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Austin to Boston is 3 hours, 49 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 25 minutes.

The flight distance from Austin to Boston is 1698 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Boston to Austin
4 hours, 28 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
3h 45m
Delta
3h 51m
Southwest
3h 52m
JetBlue
3h 52m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

33

Distance

1698 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun012345

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
15
American
10
JetBlue
8
Southwest
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Austin from Boston by plane?

The distance from Austin to Boston by plane is 1698 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Austin to Boston?

The flight time from Austin to Boston is 3 hours, 49 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 25 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 3 hours, 45 minutes, and Southwest the slowest taking 3 hours, 52 minutes.

What airlines fly from Austin to Boston?

Southwest, JetBlue, Delta, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Austin to Boston.

Does Southwest fly from Austin to Boston?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Austin (AUS) to Boston (BOS). On average, they have 0 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

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 Austin 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 205 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Boston 6 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 Austin to Boston, Southwest is 75% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 75% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 79% 21% 0%
Delta 79% 19% 2%
Southwest 75% 25% 0%
JetBlue 70% 29% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Austin 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)
American 14 204 6 225
Delta 15 206 9 231
Southwest 11 209 7 232
JetBlue 15 207 8 232

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
5pm 0.69
10am 0.34
7am 0.98
6pm 1.1
3pm 0.02
4pm 0.11
11am 0.29
9am 0.05
6am 0.23
12pm 0.07
1pm 0.18
2pm 0.51
8am 0
7pm 0.13

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Austin 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 111
February 93
March 107
April 138
May 150
June 132
July 131
August 180
September 192
October 207
November 161
December 139

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Austin 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 4.87
Tuesday 4.88
Wednesday 4.92
Thursday 4.88
Friday 4.9
Saturday 4.08
Sunday 4.94

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 0
American 0
JetBlue 0
Southwest 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)
5pm 14 205 6 227
10am 15 212 8 237
7am 14 206 8 229
6pm 15 203 7 227
3pm 12 211 11 242
4pm 16 200 9 222
11am 15 202 8 228
9am 15 208 7 231
6am 14 202 7 225
12pm 13 200 8 225
1pm 14 209 8 233
2pm 16 210 10 237
8am 24 200 8 232
7pm 15 195 8 219
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.