BOS to DFW flight delays

BOS DFW Boston Logan to Dallas Fort Worth · 1,562 miles

11,683 flights were scheduled from BOS to DFW over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 11,346 that made the trip, 75.9% 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
11,683
Arrived on time
75.9%
Cancelled
2.1%
Scheduled distance
1,562 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 BOS–DFW, 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
American Airlines 78.2% 85 min 2.4% 7,477
Delta Air Lines 75.2% 81 min 1.3% 2,796
JetBlue Airways 68% 67 min 1.6% 942
Spirit Airlines 59.5% 85 min 2% 351
Frontier Airlines 63.9% 51 min 6% 117

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on BOS–DFW: 67.4% of flights arrived on time, against 82.4% in March. 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, 75.9%.
Arrival on-time share, BOS to DFW, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 73.3% 862
February 81.5% 796
March 82.4% 892
April 75.4% 918
May 69.9% 1,089
June 72.8% 1,074
July 67.4% 1,109
August 74.2% 1,061
September 76.6% 972
October 80.1% 1,094
November 81.4% 935
December 79.5% 881

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.

BOS to DFW in one number

BOS → DFW

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 81 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 11,683 flights

75.9% of flights arrived on time

Questions about BOS to DFW

Which airline is most reliable from BOS to DFW?
American Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 78.2% of the time, with 7,477 scheduled. Spirit Airlines came in at 59.5% over 351 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly BOS to DFW?
July, at 67.4% of arrivals on time, with 1,109 flights scheduled. March was the best of the year at 82.4%.
How late are BOS–DFW flights when they are late?
81 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 BOS to DFW flight cancelled?
2.1% 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 DFW 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.