Boston (BOS) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
Flight time
≈ 2h 01m
Bearing
225° SW
Boston (BOS) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) is 611 miles (984 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BOS–RDU
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop BOS–RDU; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 53% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
489
April 2026
Seats
68,030
both directions
Passengers
55,504
both directions
Load factor
81.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BOS–RDU?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop BOS–RDU departures in April 2026 (222), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- DL
Delta Air Lines
222 departures · 29,107 seats
Share of departures45.4%81.8%
Load
- B6
JetBlue Airways
202 departures · 28,626 seats
Share of departures41.3%80.4%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
34 departures · 7,762 seats
Share of departures7.0%83.3%
Load
- YX
Republic Airways
30 departures · 2,280 seats
Share of departures6.1%89.4%
Load
- LH
Lufthansa
1 departures · 255 seats
Share of departures0.2%63.9%
Load
What plane flies BOS–RDU?
In April 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 53% of BOS–RDU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A220-300
258 departures · 81.7% load
52.8% - Airbus A319
148 departures · 81.0% load
30.3% - Embraer E175
30 departures · 89.4% load
6.1% - Airbus A321neo
25 departures · 84.2% load
5.1% - Airbus A320
14 departures · 70.0% load
2.9% - Airbus A320neo
7 departures · 85.0% load
1.4% - Airbus A321
4 departures · 77.9% load
0.8% - Airbus A220-100
2 departures · 93.6% load
0.4% - Airbus A330-200
1 departures · 63.9% load
0.2%
How has BOS–RDU traffic changed?
Nonstop BOS–RDU departures fell from 512 in May 2025 to 489 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BOS–RDU traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
512 departures · 59,434 passengers
83.3%
Load
June 2025
477 departures · 56,234 passengers
88.3%
Load
July 2025
459 departures · 52,767 passengers
89.0%
Load
August 2025
456 departures · 54,240 passengers
89.0%
Load
September 2025
506 departures · 58,652 passengers
80.5%
Load
October 2025
569 departures · 68,357 passengers
83.2%
Load
November 2025
493 departures · 54,304 passengers
79.9%
Load
December 2025
491 departures · 50,328 passengers
80.1%
Load
January 2026
311 departures · 30,426 passengers
79.5%
Load
February 2026
313 departures · 32,906 passengers
81.0%
Load
March 2026
438 departures · 50,171 passengers
83.1%
Load
April 2026
489 departures · 55,504 passengers
81.6%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
RDU → BOS
80.5% full
245 departures · 27,315 passengers
BOS → RDU
82.7% full
244 departures · 28,189 passengers
Nonstop BOS–RDU 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 Raleigh/Durham (RDU)?
BOS to RDU is 611 miles (984 km / 531 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BOS to RDU?
A nonstop covers the 611-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 01m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BOS–RDU?
In April 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (52.8%), followed by the Airbus A319 (30.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying BOS–RDU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 611-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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