Historical on-time performance
Boston to Richmond
474 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BOS–RIC arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,766 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.4%Flights916
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time70%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.5%Flights850
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 → RIC
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,517 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 798 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,115 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 75 min · 638 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 75 min · 1,229 flights
Best day of week
Wednesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 777 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 783 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 573 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 813 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 803 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 798 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 70 min · 750 flights
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