Bar Harbor (BHB) to Boston (BOS)
Flight time
≈ 1h 12m
Bearing
224° SW
Bar Harbor (BHB) to Boston (BOS) is 196 miles (316 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BHB–BOS
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Cape Air was the only carrier flying nonstop BHB–BOS; the Cessna C-402 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 69% full.
Departures
181
May 2026
Seats
1,629
both directions
Passengers
1,120
both directions
Load factor
68.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BHB–BOS?
Cape Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop BHB–BOS in May 2026 (181 departures).
- 9K
Cape Air
181 departures · 1,629 seats
Share of departures100.0%68.8%
Load
What plane flies BHB–BOS?
In May 2026, the Cessna C-402 flew 100% of BHB–BOS departures.
- Cessna C-402
181 departures · 68.8% load
100.0%
How has BHB–BOS traffic changed?
Nonstop BHB–BOS departures fell from 298 in June 2025 to 181 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BHB–BOS traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
298 departures · 1,950 passengers
72.7%
Load
July 2025
461 departures · 2,779 passengers
67.0%
Load
August 2025
499 departures · 2,966 passengers
66.1%
Load
September 2025
447 departures · 2,589 passengers
64.3%
Load
October 2025
345 departures · 2,193 passengers
70.7%
Load
November 2025
188 departures · 788 passengers
46.6%
Load
December 2025
168 departures · 793 passengers
52.4%
Load
January 2026
168 departures · 611 passengers
40.4%
Load
February 2026
143 departures · 643 passengers
50.0%
Load
March 2026
175 departures · 883 passengers
56.1%
Load
April 2026
175 departures · 722 passengers
56.6%
Load
May 2026
181 departures · 1,120 passengers
68.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BHB → BOS
66.8% full
91 departures · 547 passengers
BOS → BHB
70.7% full
90 departures · 573 passengers
Nonstop BHB–BOS traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Bar Harbor
US
Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport
Coordinates
44.45°N, 68.36°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Bar Harbor (BHB) from Boston (BOS)?
BHB to BOS is 196 miles (316 km / 170 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BHB to BOS?
A nonstop covers the 196-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 12m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BHB–BOS?
In May 2026, the Cessna C-402 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BHB–BOS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 196-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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