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  "response": {
    "Key": "BOS-GT",
    "orig": {
      "code": "BOS",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Boston",
      "fullCity": "Boston, Massachusetts",
      "airport": "Logan Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "GT",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Guatemala"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Guatemala can I fly to from Boston?",
        "answer": "From Boston you typically fly into Guatemala City, the main international gateway. There are no non-stop flights, so you connect through hubs like Miami, Atlanta, or Houston. From Guatemala City, domestic flights or shuttles reach Antigua, Lake Atitlán, and Flores for Tikal."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Boston to Guatemala?",
        "answer": "From Boston to Guatemala City, you won't find non-stop flights so most itineraries involve one stop and take about 6 to 8 hours heading south. The return is similar, often 7 to 9 hours with connections in cities like Miami, Atlanta, or Houston."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Boston to Guatemala?",
        "answer": "There are currently no non-stop flights from Boston to Guatemala. Most itineraries require at least one connection. Common one-stop routings go through U.S. hubs like Miami, Atlanta, or Houston, or via Central American hubs such as San Salvador. Total travel times typically range from about 7 to 10 hours depending on the layover."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Boston to Guatemala?",
        "answer": "No non-stop flights from Boston to Guatemala. One-stop options include American via Miami, United via Houston, Delta via Atlanta, and Copa via Panama City."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Boston to Guatemala?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Boston to Guatemala are May, April, and September, while December and July are the most expensive. Midweek departures — especially Wednesday — tend to be cheaper than weekend flights, and afternoon departures offer the lowest fares. Booking about 9 to 12 weeks ahead typically yields the best prices, and peak summer and major holidays usually cost more.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Boston to Guatemala?",
        "answer": "Book flights from Boston to Guatemala about 9 to 12 weeks ahead for the best fares, when prices average around $521 and a good deal falls under $585.",
        "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The typical price, the lowest fare, a 'great deal' threshold, and how fares are spread across price bands are summarized from a large sample of the real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, with a small fraction of extreme outlier fares excluded from the range."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Guatemala?",
        "answer": "Travelers often fly into Guatemala City, then head to Antigua for colonial architecture and volcano views, Lake Atitlán for indigenous villages and scenery, and Flores for Tikal's Mayan ruins."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Guatemala are best to fly into from Boston?",
        "answer": "From Boston to Guatemala, La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City is the primary entry point and handles most long-haul arrivals from the U.S. Mundo Maya International Airport in Flores serves the northern region and Tikal, but connections from Boston are typically indirect. La Aurora works best for onward travel by bus or shuttle."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Guatemala?",
        "answer": "In Guatemala, the dry season from November to April offers the most reliable weather for outdoor activities. The rainy season from May to October means fewer tourists and lower prices, though afternoon showers are common."
      },
      "q13": {
        "question": "How do I get to Logan Intl Airport from the city center?",
        "answer": "To reach Boston Logan International Airport from downtown Boston, the most popular and fastest option is the MBTA's Blue Line subway, which connects to a free airport shuttle bus. The Silver Line bus also offers a direct, low-cost ride from South Station. For door-to-door convenience, ride-share services like Uber and Lyft, as well as taxis, are widely available, while the Logan Express bus provides a comfortable shuttle from Back Bay and several suburban locations. Driving and parking at the airport is possible, with on-site garages and economy lots, though traffic can be unpredictable.",
        "toolsUsed": [
          "article_lookup"
        ],
        "references": [
          {
            "url": "https://massport.com/logan-airport",
            "title": "Boston Logan International Airport | Massport",
            "favicon": "https://massport.com/themes/custom/massport/favicon.ico",
            "time_published": "2026-05-18T12:00:00Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "http://www.massport.com/logan-airport/to-from-logan/",
            "title": "How to Get to Logan Airport | Massport",
            "time_published": "2026-04-07T00:00:00Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/ntap_aug_18/NE10001.html",
            "title": "Massachusetts. Boston-Logan International Airport (KBOS) Land & Hold Operations",
            "favicon": "https://faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/ntap_aug_18/assets/img/apple-touch-icon.png"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/ntap_feb_18/NE17000.html",
            "title": "Massachusetts. Prototype Runway Status Lights (RWSL) at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan%20Express",
            "title": "Logan Express",
            "time_published": "2026-04-03T22:49:32Z"
          }
        ],
        "methodology": "Airport details are drawn from the sources listed with this answer, primarily the airport operator's official website along with airline, lounge-operator and transit-authority pages, collected by our research process and refreshed periodically. Only information found in those sources is used; where a source does not cover a topic it is left out rather than guessed."
      }
    }
  }
}