Block Island (BID) to Boston (BOS)
Flight time
≈ 0h 59m
Bearing
19° N
Block Island (BID) to Boston (BOS) is 88 miles (141 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BID–BOS
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn August 2025, Fly The Whale operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop BID–BOS; the Cessna 208 Caravan was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 56% full.
Departures
2
August 2025
Seats
16
both directions
Passengers
9
both directions
Load factor
56.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BID–BOS?
Fly The Whale operated the most nonstop BID–BOS departures in August 2025 (1), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- 2NQ
Fly The Whale
1 departures · 8 seats
Share of departures50.0%62.5%
Load
- TJ
Tradewind Aviation
1 departures · 8 seats
Share of departures50.0%50.0%
Load
What plane flies BID–BOS?
In August 2025, the Cessna 208 Caravan flew 50% of BID–BOS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Cessna 208 Caravan
1 departures · 62.5% load
50.0% - Pilatus PC-12
1 departures · 50.0% load
50.0%
How has BID–BOS traffic changed?
Nonstop BID–BOS departures rose from 1 in June 2025 to 2 in August 2025.
Monthly nonstop BID–BOS traffic, trailing 12 months through August 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
1 departures · 8 passengers
100.0%
Load
July 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
August 2025
2 departures · 9 passengers
56.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BID → BOS
62.5% full
1 departures · 5 passengers
BOS → BID
50.0% full
1 departures · 4 passengers
Nonstop BID–BOS traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through August 2025; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Block Island (BID) from Boston (BOS)?
BID to BOS is 88 miles (141 km / 76 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BID to BOS?
A nonstop covers the 88-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 59m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BID–BOS?
In August 2025, the Cessna 208 Caravan flew the largest share of departures (50.0%), followed by the Pilatus PC-12 (50.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BID–BOS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 88-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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