Historical on-time performance
Boston to Cleveland
563 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BOS–CLE arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,678 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.6%Flights877
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time74%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.6%Flights801
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BOS → CLE
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,764 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 35 min · 591 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 35 min · 1,169 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 80 min · 911 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 80 min · 938 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 762 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 785 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 552 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 50 min · 841 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 65 min · 837 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 60 min · 831 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 765 flights
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