Historical on-time performance
Boston to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,562 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BOS–DFW arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 3,639 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time78%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.3%Flights153
- American AirlinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel3.2%Flights2,626
- Delta Air LinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9085 minCancel2.1%Flights860
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline13%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 103 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BOS → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 4,667 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 55 min · 2,199 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 70 min · 2,834 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 90 min · 1,838 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 100 min · 133 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 76% on time.
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,604 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 1,598 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,528 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,755 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,703 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,718 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,765 flights
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