SJU to BOS flight delays

SJU BOS Luis Munoz Marin to Boston Logan · 1,674 miles

6,286 flights were scheduled from SJU to BOS over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 6,159 that made the trip, 73.2% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
6,286
Arrived on time
73.2%
Cancelled
1.6%
Scheduled distance
1,674 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on SJU–BOS, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
JetBlue Airways 69.9% 87 min 1.7% 4,186
Delta Air Lines 83.1% 76 min 0.9% 1,176
Spirit Airlines 76.8% 67 min 2.5% 683
Frontier Airlines 71.3% 52 min 1.7% 241

Month by month

August was the month to avoid on SJU–BOS: 62.8% of flights arrived on time, against 79.1% in May. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 73.2%.
Arrival on-time share, SJU to BOS, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 71.1% 572
February 71.1% 574
March 75.4% 641
April 76.5% 608
May 79.1% 472
June 77.4% 520
July 70.7% 599
August 62.8% 597
September 75.9% 322
October 75.3% 368
November 75.5% 443
December 70.7% 570

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

SJU to BOS in one number

SJU → BOS

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 82 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 6,286 flights

73.2% of flights arrived on time

Questions about SJU to BOS

Which airline is most reliable from SJU to BOS?
Delta Air Lines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 83.1% of the time, with 1,176 scheduled. JetBlue Airways came in at 69.9% over 4,186 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly SJU to BOS?
August, at 62.8% of arrivals on time, with 597 flights scheduled. May was the best of the year at 79.1%.
How late are SJU–BOS flights when they are late?
82 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the SJU to BOS flight cancelled?
1.6% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at BOS less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.