Great-circle route JFK ↔ 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. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| JFK → BOS New York to Boston |
99/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| BOS → JFK Boston to New York |
94/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
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 785,538 passengers on 10,822 flights between JFK and BOS — about 2,153 a day — filling 67% of the 1,167,791 seats flown. JetBlue Airways carried the most passengers (54%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
3 airlines fly the JFK–BOS nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Embraer 175, Airbus A220-300, Boeing 737-900 and 2 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between John F Kennedy International Airport and General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport is 187 miles, or 301 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 187 mi |
| Kilometres | 301 km |
| Nautical miles | 162 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 193 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 01m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 187-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 99 a week from New York to Boston and 94 a week from Boston to New York, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
In 2025, airlines reported 785,538 passengers on 10,822 scheduled flights between JFK and BOS — about 2,153 a day — filling 67% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Embraer 175, Airbus A220-300, Boeing 737-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
