Boston (BOS) to West Palm Beach (PBI)
Flight time
≈ 3h 12m
Bearing
208° SW
Boston (BOS) to West Palm Beach (PBI) is 1,199 miles (1,929 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BOS–PBI
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, JetBlue Airways operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop BOS–PBI; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 28% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
475
April 2026
Seats
80,206
both directions
Passengers
61,299
both directions
Load factor
76.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BOS–PBI?
JetBlue Airways operated the most nonstop BOS–PBI departures in April 2026 (342), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- B6
JetBlue Airways
342 departures · 58,698 seats
Share of departures72.0%77.0%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
132 departures · 21,336 seats
Share of departures27.8%75.0%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
1 departures · 172 seats
Share of departures0.2%47.1%
Load
What plane flies BOS–PBI?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 28% of BOS–PBI departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321
132 departures · 68.7% load
27.8% - Airbus A320
129 departures · 80.8% load
27.2% - Airbus A220-300
98 departures · 87.9% load
20.6% - Boeing 737-800
53 departures · 84.2% load
11.2% - Boeing 737-900ER
52 departures · 62.8% load
10.9% - Airbus A319
10 departures · 87.8% load
2.1% - Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 93.0% load
0.2%
How has BOS–PBI traffic changed?
Nonstop BOS–PBI departures rose from 329 in May 2025 to 475 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BOS–PBI traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
329 departures · 43,185 passengers
84.8%
Load
June 2025
279 departures · 35,186 passengers
81.3%
Load
July 2025
289 departures · 36,346 passengers
81.6%
Load
August 2025
228 departures · 30,315 passengers
84.4%
Load
September 2025
185 departures · 25,050 passengers
84.6%
Load
October 2025
299 departures · 39,787 passengers
84.5%
Load
November 2025
379 departures · 46,905 passengers
75.1%
Load
December 2025
474 departures · 56,480 passengers
78.2%
Load
January 2026
409 departures · 53,906 passengers
79.5%
Load
February 2026
415 departures · 56,952 passengers
83.4%
Load
March 2026
482 departures · 65,001 passengers
83.6%
Load
April 2026
475 departures · 61,299 passengers
76.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
PBI → BOS
78.4% full
238 departures · 31,506 passengers
BOS → PBI
74.5% full
237 departures · 29,793 passengers
Nonstop BOS–PBI 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 West Palm Beach (PBI)?
BOS to PBI is 1,199 miles (1,929 km / 1,042 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BOS to PBI?
A nonstop covers the 1,199-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 12m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BOS–PBI?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (27.8%), followed by the Airbus A320 (27.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying BOS–PBI?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,199-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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