Boston (BOS) to Tel Aviv (TLV)
Flight time
≈ 11h 46m
Bearing
56° NE
Boston (BOS) to Tel Aviv (TLV) is 5,479 miles (8,818 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BOS–TLV
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, El Al Israel Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BOS–TLV; the Boeing 787-8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 93% full.
Departures
32
May 2026
Seats
7,520
both directions
Passengers
6,971
both directions
Load factor
92.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BOS–TLV?
El Al Israel Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BOS–TLV in May 2026 (32 departures).
- LY
El Al Israel Airlines
32 departures · 7,520 seats
Share of departures100.0%92.7%
Load
What plane flies BOS–TLV?
In May 2026, the Boeing 787-8 flew 100% of BOS–TLV departures.
- Boeing 787-8
32 departures · 92.7% load
100.0%
How has BOS–TLV traffic changed?
Nonstop BOS–TLV departures fell from 44 in July 2025 to 32 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BOS–TLV traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
44 departures · 9,620 passengers
90.3%
Load
August 2025
44 departures · 10,549 passengers
98.4%
Load
September 2025
38 departures · 8,657 passengers
93.8%
Load
October 2025
36 departures · 8,352 passengers
94.5%
Load
November 2025
26 departures · 5,887 passengers
95.9%
Load
December 2025
26 departures · 5,785 passengers
94.3%
Load
January 2026
26 departures · 5,547 passengers
89.6%
Load
February 2026
23 departures · 4,438 passengers
82.1%
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
8 departures · 1,612 passengers
85.8%
Load
May 2026
32 departures · 6,971 passengers
92.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BOS → TLV
95.9% full
16 departures · 3,615 passengers
TLV → BOS
89.5% full
16 departures · 3,356 passengers
Nonstop BOS–TLV 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).
The airports
Tel Aviv
IL
Ben Gurion International Airport
Coordinates
32.01°N, 34.89°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Boston (BOS) from Tel Aviv (TLV)?
BOS to TLV is 5,479 miles (8,818 km / 4,761 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BOS to TLV?
A nonstop covers the 5,479-mile great-circle distance in roughly 11h 46m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BOS–TLV?
In May 2026, the Boeing 787-8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BOS–TLV?
Distance-based programs credit off the 5,479-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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