Historical on-time performance
Columbus to Boston
640 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CMH–BOS arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,778 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time83%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.8%Flights1,778
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)49%
- Late aircraft20%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CMH → BOS
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 1,914 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,610 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 50 min · 195 flights · limited
- Evenings72% on time · p90 75 min · 884 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 75 min · 762 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 88% on time.
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 494 flights
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 810 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 816 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 40 min · 816 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 40 min · 772 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 55 min · 826 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 45 min · 831 flights
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