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BOS Boston ⇄ MCO Orlando

Boston Logan International Airport (United States) and Orlando International Airport (United States): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,806 km1,122 mi975 nautical miles
BOS → MCO3 h 15 minestimated block time
MCO → BOS3 hestimated block time
Clock change±0 hOrlando vs Boston, today
Great-circle route from Boston (BOS) to Orlando (MCO)BOSBostonMCOOrlando
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

BOS → MCO

3 h 15 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 214° (SW).

Leave Boston Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Orlando Sat 7 Nov, 13:15 local.

MCO → BOS

3 h

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 28° (NNE).

Leave Orlando Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Boston Sat 7 Nov, 13:00 local.

The two directions differ by 13 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,806 km · 1,122 mi · 975 nmi
Initial heading214° (SW) from BOS; 28° (NNE) from MCO
Farthest from the equator42.4°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip9% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

BOSAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
MCOAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DifferenceOrlando is on the same clock as Boston today.

Jet lag, flying BOS → MCO. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

BOS Boston Logan International AirportBoston, United States · longest runway 10,083 ft3,073 m MCO Orlando International AirportOrlando, United States · longest runway 12,005 ft3,659 m

More routes from BOS and MCO

LGABOS New York – Boston 296 km184 mi · 1 h 20 min BOSDCA Boston – Washington 641 km398 mi · 1 h 50 min ATLBOS Atlanta – Boston 1,521 km945 mi · 2 h 40 min LAXBOS Los Angeles – Boston 4,193 km2,605 mi · 5 h 20 min BOSDUB Boston – Dublin 4,804 km2,985 mi · 6 h 05 min BOSCDG Boston – Paris 5,535 km3,439 mi · 6 h 50 min ATLMCO Atlanta – Orlando 651 km404 mi · 1 h 45 min EWRMCO Newark – Orlando 1,511 km939 mi · 2 h 50 min JFKMCO New York – Orlando 1,521 km945 mi · 2 h 50 min ORDMCO Chicago – Orlando 1,620 km1,007 mi · 2 h 50 min YYZMCO Toronto – Orlando 1,702 km1,058 mi · 3 h

Routes of a similar length

ATLMBJ Atlanta – Montego Bay 1,803 km1,120 mi · 3 h 05 min DFWMIA Dallas–Fort Worth – Miami 1,802 km1,120 mi · 2 h 55 min PVGNRT Shanghai – Tokyo 1,796 km1,116 mi · 2 h 55 min SHAHND Shanghai – Tokyo 1,777 km1,104 mi · 2 h 55 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).