Boston (BOS) to Ponta Delgada (PDL)
Flight time
≈ 5h 35m
Bearing
82° E
Boston (BOS) to Ponta Delgada (PDL) is 2,389 miles (3,845 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BOS–PDL
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Sata Internacional was the only carrier flying nonstop BOS–PDL; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 93% full.
Departures
80
July 2026
Seats
14,646
both directions
Passengers
13,640
both directions
Load factor
93.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BOS–PDL?
Sata Internacional was the only carrier to fly nonstop BOS–PDL in July 2026 (80 departures).
- S4
Sata Internacional
80 departures · 14,646 seats
Share of departures100.0%93.1%
Load
What plane flies BOS–PDL?
In July 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 100% of BOS–PDL departures.
- Airbus A321
80 departures · 93.1% load
100.0%
How has BOS–PDL traffic changed?
Nonstop BOS–PDL departures fell from 92 in August 2025 to 80 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BOS–PDL traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
92 departures · 14,428 passengers
89.2%
Load
September 2025
84 departures · 12,709 passengers
85.2%
Load
October 2025
54 departures · 8,832 passengers
89.0%
Load
November 2025
52 departures · 6,955 passengers
73.3%
Load
December 2025
37 departures · 5,412 passengers
80.3%
Load
January 2026
48 departures · 5,795 passengers
65.9%
Load
February 2026
48 departures · 5,828 passengers
66.2%
Load
March 2026
50 departures · 7,538 passengers
82.3%
Load
April 2026
51 departures · 8,404 passengers
90.1%
Load
May 2026
51 departures · 8,471 passengers
90.6%
Load
June 2026
72 departures · 11,016 passengers
83.6%
Load
July 2026
80 departures · 13,640 passengers
93.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BOS → PDL
97.2% full
40 departures · 7,110 passengers
PDL → BOS
89.1% full
40 departures · 6,530 passengers
Nonstop BOS–PDL traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Ponta Delgada
PT
João Paulo II Airport
Coordinates
37.74°N, 25.70°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Boston (BOS) from Ponta Delgada (PDL)?
BOS to PDL is 2,389 miles (3,845 km / 2,076 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BOS to PDL?
A nonstop covers the 2,389-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 35m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BOS–PDL?
In July 2026, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BOS–PDL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,389-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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