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Route Reliability

Columbus → Boston

CMHBOS · 640 miles · John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Boston Logan International Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
2,003
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines84%991 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines81%994 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (18 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CMH–BOS flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 62% between 3–6 PM.

Saturday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 85% on time on Saturdays against 79% on Mondays.

Not much between American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

On this route they all land within 81% to 84% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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%(289 flights)
  • Tue84%(297 flights)
  • Wed81%(291 flights)
  • Thu84%(294 flights)
  • Fri82%(298 flights)
  • Sat85%(195 flights)
  • Sun80%(292 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(733 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(408 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(299 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(422 flights)
  • 6–9 PM82%(84 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM70%(10 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 78% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%167
July 202583%170
August 202588%173
September 202566%177
October 202576%176
November 202585%149
December 202583%146
January 202685%152
February 202687%141
March 202683%174
April 202683%164
May 202688%167

Based on 2,003 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.