Boston (BOS) to Pittsburgh (PIT)
Flight time
≈ 1h 47m
Bearing
258° W
Boston (BOS) to Pittsburgh (PIT) is 495 miles (796 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BOS–PIT
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Republic Airways operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop BOS–PIT; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 56% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
410
May 2026
Seats
43,029
both directions
Passengers
32,703
both directions
Load factor
76.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BOS–PIT?
Republic Airways operated the most nonstop BOS–PIT departures in May 2026 (228), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- YX
228 departures · 17,321 seats
Share of departures55.6%83.6%
Load
- B6
180 departures · 25,506 seats
Share of departures43.9%70.8%
Load
- DL
2 departures · 202 seats
Share of departures0.5%85.2%
Load
What plane flies BOS–PIT?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 56% of BOS–PIT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
228 departures · 83.6% load
55.6% - Airbus A220-300
172 departures · 71.3% load
41.9% - Airbus A321
5 departures · 65.5% load
1.2% - Airbus A320
4 departures · 60.7% load
1.0% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 97.2% load
0.2%
How has BOS–PIT traffic changed?
Nonstop BOS–PIT departures fell from 420 in June 2025 to 410 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BOS–PIT traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
420 departures · 32,327 passengers
77.5%
Load
July 2025
410 departures · 32,267 passengers
75.5%
Load
August 2025
428 departures · 33,729 passengers
79.3%
Load
September 2025
385 departures · 31,666 passengers
75.8%
Load
October 2025
422 departures · 34,610 passengers
75.7%
Load
November 2025
358 departures · 28,646 passengers
71.5%
Load
December 2025
329 departures · 25,415 passengers
69.5%
Load
January 2026
234 departures · 16,621 passengers
71.7%
Load
February 2026
214 departures · 15,003 passengers
72.4%
Load
March 2026
289 departures · 23,201 passengers
78.4%
Load
April 2026
313 departures · 24,886 passengers
80.2%
Load
May 2026
410 departures · 32,703 passengers
76.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BOS → PIT
73.9% full
206 departures · 15,999 passengers
PIT → BOS
78.1% full
204 departures · 16,704 passengers
Nonstop BOS–PIT 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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Boston (BOS) from Pittsburgh (PIT)?
BOS to PIT is 495 miles (796 km / 430 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BOS to PIT?
A nonstop covers the 495-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 47m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BOS–PIT?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (55.6%), followed by the Airbus A220-300 (41.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying BOS–PIT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 495-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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