Route · PIT → BOS · 2020–2025 BTS data
Pittsburgh to Boston
The PIT–BOS corridor (Pittsburgh, PA → Boston, MA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 12 carriers across roughly 496 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 83.7%
- On-time
- +4.7 pts
- vs US avg
- 77 min
- Delay when late
- 10,671
- Flights
Cancelled
1.7%
Best Month
Oct 2024 91%
Worst Month
Oct 2025 68%
Distance
496 mi
Carriers
12
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 164 | 38 | 1 | 0 | B6,YX |
| Nov 2025 | 182 | 22 | 3 | 0 | B6,YX |
| Oct 2025 | 213 | 69 | 4 | 1 | B6,YX |
| Sep 2025 | 197 | 62 | 6 | 0 | YX,B6 |
| Aug 2025 | 217 | 40 | 5 | 0 | YX,B6 |
| Jul 2025 | 215 | 57 | 11 | 0 | B6,YX |
| Jun 2025 | 210 | 49 | 0 | 0 | B6,YX |
| May 2025 | 182 | 42 | 2 | 0 | B6,YX |
| Apr 2025 | 175 | 18 | 1 | 0 | YX,B6 |
| Mar 2025 | 181 | 22 | 0 | 1 | B6,YX |
| Feb 2025 | 132 | 22 | 3 | 0 | B6,YX |
| Jan 2025 | 147 | 29 | 1 | 0 | B6,YX |
| Dec 2024 | 181 | 40 | 5 | 1 | B6,YX |
| Nov 2024 | 177 | 16 | 0 | 0 | YX,B6 |
| Oct 2024 | 199 | 17 | 0 | 0 | YX,NK,B6 |
| Sep 2024 | 217 | 48 | 0 | 0 | YX,B6,NK |
| Aug 2024 | 230 | 58 | 13 | 0 | B6,NK,YX |
| Jul 2024 | 221 | 46 | 6 | 0 | B6,NK,YX |
| Jun 2024 | 208 | 47 | 2 | 0 | B6,NK,YX |
| May 2024 | 177 | 36 | 0 | 0 | B6,YX |
| Apr 2024 | 165 | 26 | 4 | 0 | B6,YX |
| Mar 2024 | 150 | 16 | 0 | 1 | B6,YX |
| Feb 2024 | 139 | 23 | 3 | 0 | B6,YX |
| Jan 2024 | 143 | 31 | 6 | 0 | B6,YX |
Cancellation Rate
1.7%
76 of 4,422 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
4 of 4,422 flights
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PIT - Pittsburgh
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Pittsburgh, PA.
Origin airport →BOS - Boston
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What the Data Says About PIT to BOS
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Pittsburgh to Boston (PIT to BOS) running a 83.7% on-time rate over 10,671 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 77.4 minutes. The 496-mile corridor is served by 12 carriers, and over the last 24 months 1.7% of 4,422 flights were cancelled, 0.1% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2024 posted the strongest performance at 91% on-time, while Oct 2025 came in at just 68% - a 24-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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