The flight time from Boston to Orlando is 3 hours, 12 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves BOS Boston, MA 2 minutes late.
17 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 40 minutes in the air
11 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL on time.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
82%
Southwest
80%
Frontier
79%
JetBlue
70%
Spirit
55%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Boston to Orlando is 3 hours, 12 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 40 minutes.

The flight distance from Boston to Orlando is 1121 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to Boston
2 hours, 55 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 57m
Delta
3h 7m
JetBlue
3h 12m
Frontier
3h 14m
Spirit
3h 14m
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

96

Distance

1121 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

JetBlue
44
Spirit
23
Delta
22
Frontier
5
Southwest
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Boston from Orlando by plane?

The distance from Boston to Orlando by plane is 1121 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Boston to Orlando?

The flight time from Boston to Orlando is 3 hours, 12 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 40 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 57 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 14 minutes.

What airlines fly from Boston to Orlando?

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

Does Southwest fly from Boston to Orlando?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Boston (BOS) to Orlando (MCO). 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 Boston 2 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 160 minutes
Taxiing In 11 minutes
Arrives Orlando on time

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 Boston to Orlando, Delta is 82% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 82% 17% 1%
Southwest 80% 17% 3%
Frontier 79% 21% 0%
JetBlue 70% 28% 2%
Spirit 55% 42% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Boston and Orlando, 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)
Southwest 12 159 8 177
Delta 19 159 8 187
JetBlue 17 161 11 192
Frontier 19 160 13 194
Spirit 15 161 15 194

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
7pm 0.93
8am 0.38
4pm 0.79
8pm 1.08
1pm 0.65
2pm 0.65
9pm 0.23
5am 0.17
7am 1.82
3pm 0.92
11am 0.76
10am 0.54
9am 0.79
5pm 0.65
6pm 0.89
12pm 1.39
6am 0.87

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Boston to Orlando 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 446
February 441
March 467
April 479
May 351
June 325
July 360
August 411
September 388
October 409
November 466
December 492

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Boston to Orlando 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 13.94
Tuesday 13.04
Wednesday 13.08
Thursday 14.02
Friday 14.02
Saturday 14.19
Sunday 14.54

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
JetBlue 1
Spirit 0
Delta 0
Frontier 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)
7pm 16 160 11 191
8am 19 156 12 190
4pm 18 161 13 196
8pm 17 158 8 185
1pm 15 163 14 196
2pm 17 161 12 193
9pm 14 161 10 188
5am 15 164 11 197
7am 20 159 9 191
3pm 17 163 12 194
11am 16 162 12 192
10am 16 159 11 190
9am 17 160 12 192
5pm 20 161 15 200
6pm 17 159 12 193
12pm 17 161 9 191
6am 18 160 11 191
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.