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Route Reliability

Boston → Richmond

BOS–RIC · 473 miles · Boston Logan International Airport to Richmond International Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
1,692
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines80%937 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways70%755 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

BOS–RIC flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 64% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

BOS–RIC flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 70%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 70%.

Trending in the right direction.

BOS–RIC flights arrived on time 83% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 72% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(247 flights)
  • Tue72%(232 flights)
  • Wed82%(229 flights)
  • Thu73%(250 flights)
  • Fri76%(258 flights)
  • Sat82%(179 flights)
  • Sun70%(248 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(209 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(457 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(45 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(456 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(357 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM69%(119 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 73% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%146
July 202569%143
August 202584%147
September 202576%160
October 202569%173
November 202576%163
December 202567%138
January 202668%88
February 202681%83
March 202678%124
April 202685%129
May 202685%149

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Based on 1,692 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.