Boston (BOS) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 1h 10m
Bearing
231° SW
Boston (BOS) to New York (JFK) is 186 miles (300 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BOS–JFK
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Republic Airways operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop BOS–JFK; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 62% full.
Departures
887
April 2026
Seats
96,633
both directions
Passengers
59,457
both directions
Load factor
61.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BOS–JFK?
Republic Airways operated the most nonstop BOS–JFK departures in April 2026 (447), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- YX
Republic Airways
447 departures · 33,908 seats
Share of departures50.4%69.3%
Load
- B6
JetBlue Airways
374 departures · 55,258 seats
Share of departures42.2%55.8%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
65 departures · 7,295 seats
Share of departures7.3%68.4%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
1 departures · 172 seats
Share of departures0.1%73.3%
Load
What plane flies BOS–JFK?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 50% of BOS–JFK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
447 departures · 69.3% load
50.4% - Airbus A220-300
259 departures · 59.6% load
29.2% - Airbus A320
111 departures · 51.6% load
12.5% - Airbus A220-100
60 departures · 68.7% load
6.8% - Airbus A321
7 departures · 12.2% load
0.8% - Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 48.0% load
0.1% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 73.3% load
0.1% - Boeing 767-400ER
1 departures · 99.2% load
0.1%
How has BOS–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop BOS–JFK departures fell from 919 in May 2025 to 887 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BOS–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
919 departures · 74,058 passengers
72.0%
Load
June 2025
869 departures · 68,539 passengers
71.0%
Load
July 2025
918 departures · 72,380 passengers
70.2%
Load
August 2025
1,000 departures · 73,191 passengers
66.5%
Load
September 2025
1,076 departures · 71,206 passengers
60.3%
Load
October 2025
1,088 departures · 81,545 passengers
68.2%
Load
November 2025
848 departures · 63,762 passengers
71.5%
Load
December 2025
832 departures · 64,006 passengers
72.1%
Load
January 2026
889 departures · 59,551 passengers
61.0%
Load
February 2026
851 departures · 58,268 passengers
63.7%
Load
March 2026
1,012 departures · 74,422 passengers
68.0%
Load
April 2026
887 departures · 59,457 passengers
61.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
JFK → BOS
59.0% full
444 departures · 28,581 passengers
BOS → JFK
64.1% full
443 departures · 30,876 passengers
Nonstop BOS–JFK traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; 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 Boston (BOS) from New York (JFK)?
BOS to JFK is 186 miles (300 km / 162 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BOS to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 186-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 10m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BOS–JFK?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (50.4%), followed by the Airbus A220-300 (29.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying BOS–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 186-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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