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When is Boston security busiest? 5 to 6 every morning.

Calmest around 12 pm. Choose any hour on the board.

People screened per hour at BOS checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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Monday, 6 am

5,710

people screened, 8-week average.

Which checkpoint is busiest? A1 and C2, by 7 am.

E3 peaks at 7 pm, E2 at 6 pm.

Security counts,

  • A1

    6 am

    1,410 screened

  • C2

    7 am

    1,200 screened

  • B1

    5 am

    1,070 screened

  • E3

    7 pm

    940 screened

  • B5

    6 am

    840 screened

  • E2

    6 pm

    210 screened

  • F1 (Framingham)

    5 am

    20 screened

Which departures leave on time? Leave in the morning.

5 am: 91% left on time. 8 pm: 53%.

Flight records,

Share of BOS departures leaving less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour
DepartsBarLeft on time
5 am91%
6 am90%
7 am88%
8 am85%
9 am84%
10 am81%
11 am79%
12 pm75%
1 pm75%
2 pm73%
3 pm66%
4 pm63%
5 pm59%
6 pm57%
7 pm54%
8 pm53%
9 pm53%

Which airline runs on time here? United and American lead.

Delta flies 35% of BOS departures and landed on time 74% of the time.

Flight records,

  1. United 13,310 flights, 2.1% cancelled 76%
  2. American 29,961 flights, 3.1% cancelled 75%
  3. Delta 51,146 flights, 3.2% cancelled 74%
  4. Southwest 7,340 flights, 1.7% cancelled 68%
  5. JetBlue 37,517 flights, 3.4% cancelled 68%

Not ranked, under ten flights a day: Allegiant 82% of 586, Hawaiian 77% of 48, Alaska 70% of 2,420, Frontier 66% of 926, Spirit 58% of 1,737.

Where do BOS flights land late? San Francisco, Washington, Chicago.

Lowest on-time rates of the 8 busiest.

Flight records,

ToFlightsOn time
DCA Washington9,10569%
ORD Chicago7,86069%
LGA New York7,44271%
JFK New York5,61470%
ATL Atlanta5,05075%
PHL Philadelphia5,03673%
SFO San Francisco4,81768%
LAX Los Angeles4,79472%