Great-circle route LAX ↔ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAX → BOS Los Angeles to Boston |
93/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines |
| BOS → LAX Boston to Los Angeles |
103/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, 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 1,228,717 passengers on 9,073 flights between LAX and BOS — about 3,368 a day — filling 88% of the 1,391,601 seats flown. JetBlue Airways carried the most passengers (39%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
4 airlines fly the LAX–BOS nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 737, Airbus A321.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance between Los Angeles International Airport and General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport is 2,605 miles, or 4,192 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 2,605 mi |
| Kilometres | 4,192 km |
| Nautical miles | 2,264 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 4 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 196 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 5h 36m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 2,605-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 93 a week from Los Angeles to Boston and 103 a week from Boston to Los Angeles, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,228,717 passengers on 9,073 scheduled flights between LAX and BOS — about 3,368 a day — filling 88% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 737, Airbus A321. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
