Great-circle route IAH ↔ BOS. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| IAH → BOS Houston to Boston |
48/wk | Daily | JetBlue Airways, United Airlines |
| BOS → IAH Boston to Houston |
48/wk | Daily | JetBlue Airways, United Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 566,377 passengers on 4,084 flights between IAH and BOS — about 1,553 a day — filling 86% of the 660,235 seats flown. United Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (79%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
2 airlines fly the IAH–BOS nonstop, including JetBlue Airways, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A220-300 and 2 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport and General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport is 1,595 miles, or 2,567 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,595 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,567 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,386 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 96 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 3h 41m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,595-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 48 a week from Houston to Boston and 48 a week from Boston to Houston, from our most recent schedule sample.
JetBlue Airways, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 566,377 passengers on 4,084 scheduled flights between IAH and BOS — about 1,553 a day — filling 86% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A220-300. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
