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Route Reliability

Raleigh–Durham → Boston

RDUBOS · 612 miles · Raleigh–Durham International Airport to Boston Logan International Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
2,811
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Frontier Airlines83%151 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines80%1,575 flights
  3. 3.JetBlue Airways76%1,085 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

RDU–BOS flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 67% between 6–9 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

RDU–BOS flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 76%.

Frontier Airlines has a slight edge here.

Frontier Airlines arrived on time 83% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 76%.

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
  • Mon77%(420 flights)
  • Tue80%(374 flights)
  • Wed80%(369 flights)
  • Thu76%(422 flights)
  • Fri78%(428 flights)
  • Sat85%(299 flights)
  • Sun77%(437 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(11 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(641 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(680 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(426 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(456 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(533 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 76% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%238
July 202571%225
August 202586%228
September 202567%253
October 202572%284
November 202583%246
December 202577%245
January 202683%155
February 202684%154
March 202684%218
April 202684%244
May 202684%259

Based on 2,811 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.