The flight time from Rochester to Boston is 1 hour, 19 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ROC Rochester, NY 8 minutes early.
13 minutes taxiing out
56 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives BOS Boston, MA 13 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
83%
Delta
83%
JetBlue
75%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Rochester to Boston is 1 hour, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 56 minutes.

The flight distance from Rochester to Boston is 343 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Boston to Rochester
1 hour, 27 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

JetBlue
1h 15m
Delta
1h 16m
American
1h 19m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h1h 15m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

14

Distance

343 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
11
JetBlue
2
Delta
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Rochester from Boston by plane?

The distance from Rochester to Boston by plane is 343 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Rochester to Boston?

The flight time from Rochester to Boston is 1 hour, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 56 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with JetBlue being the fastest taking 1 hour, 15 minutes, and American the slowest taking 1 hour, 19 minutes.

What airlines fly from Rochester to Boston?

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

Does Southwest fly from Rochester to Boston?

Southwest does not fly from Rochester (ROC) 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 Rochester 8 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 56 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Boston 13 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 Rochester to Boston, American is 83% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 83% 16% 1%
Delta 83% 17% 0%
JetBlue 75% 23% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Rochester 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)
JetBlue 11 54 8 75
Delta 10 53 11 76
American 14 56 8 79

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
11am 0.02
4pm 0.71
10am 0.17
8am 0.08
7am 0
9am 0.56
1pm 0.01
3pm 0.15
2pm 0.1
5am 0.05
6am 0.1
5pm 0.06

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Rochester 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 54
February 50
March 52
April 52
May 54
June 50
July 54
August 91
September 78
October 85
November 75
December 49

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Rochester 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 2.27
Tuesday 2.4
Wednesday 2.37
Thursday 2.31
Friday 2.31
Saturday 0.35
Sunday 2.31

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
American 0
JetBlue 0
Delta 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)
11am 12 57 9 80
4pm 16 56 9 82
10am 11 55 8 74
8am 11 56 10 77
7am 12 52 7 71
9am 13 56 8 77
1pm 11 52 6 73
3pm 14 56 9 82
2pm 10 53 7 72
5am 11 52 11 78
6am 10 54 8 73
5pm 15 57 9 81
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.