Boston (BOS) – New York (LGA)
- Distance
- 297 km
- 184 mi · 160 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 20 min / 1 h 17 min
- Average gate to gate: BOS → LGA / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 68 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (40 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 838,725
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −6.4%
- Flights / week
- 267
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 77%
- 1,088,762 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- YX, DL
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from BOS
- 235°
- Heading from LGA
- 53°
- Halfway point
- 41.58, -72.46
- Great-circle km
- 296 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air BOS → LGA
- 47 min
- In the air LGA → BOS
- 40 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
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| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 72,158 |
| Sep 2025 | 80,390 |
| Oct 2025 | 81,453 |
| Nov 2025 | 63,566 |
| Dec 2025 | 56,474 |
| Jan 2026 | 52,834 |
| Feb 2026 | 58,969 |
| Mar 2026 | 61,793 |
| Apr 2026 | 72,535 |
| May 2026 | 80,352 |
| Jun 2026 | 82,746 |
| Jul 2026 | 75,455 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 1,117 |
| Sep 2025 | 1,229 |
| Oct 2025 | 1,289 |
| Nov 2025 | 1,143 |
| Dec 2025 | 953 |
| Jan 2026 | 987 |
| Feb 2026 | 1,001 |
| Mar 2026 | 1,090 |
| Apr 2026 | 1,275 |
| May 2026 | 1,306 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,269 |
| Jul 2026 | 1,216 |
Airlines flying BOS–LGA nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| YXRepublic Airline | 248 | 91% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 19 | 9% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Embraer ERJ-175 · 12,883 flights
- A200-100 BD-500-1A10 · 643 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 169 flights
- A220-300 BD-500-1A11 · 164 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 8 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 5 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 1 flight
- Canadair CRJ 900 · 1 flight
Also carried: 1 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 75.4%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 19 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 5.6%
- Flights counted
- 14,685
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| YXRepublic Airline | 74.9% | 19 min |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 82.4% | 18 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 23% · aircraft arriving late 36% · air traffic system 37% · weather 4% · security 0%.
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources
What passengers paid
- Average fare, Q1 2026
- $268
- One way, all cabins
- Average over a year
- $254
- Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
- Largest airline
- Delta Air Lines
- 72% of passengers · $295
- Lowest-fare airline
- American Airlines
- 27% of passengers · $196
History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $253 · Q3 2025 $242 · Q4 2025 $257 · Q1 2026 $268).
U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report, Table 1a (airline ticket sample, US domestic airport pairs). Sources
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 296 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
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