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Route Reliability

Phoenix → Boston

PHXBOS · 2,300 miles · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Boston Logan International Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
2,054
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines79%1,316 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines77%428 flights
  3. 3.JetBlue Airways73%310 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PHX–BOS flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 74% between 12–3 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

PHX–BOS flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 72%.

American Airlines has a slight edge here.

American Airlines arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 73%.

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
  • Mon81%(288 flights)
  • Tue82%(270 flights)
  • Wed79%(274 flights)
  • Thu72%(308 flights)
  • Fri73%(292 flights)
  • Sat84%(272 flights)
  • Sun75%(308 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM79%(149 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(210 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(599 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(344 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(710 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 78% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%178
July 202572%155
August 202585%137
September 202573%131
October 202565%166
November 202573%155
December 202583%177
January 202679%155
February 202679%150
March 202678%197
April 202683%211
May 202685%200

Based on 2,054 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.