Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Boston
1,562 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–BOS arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.9%of scheduled flights
based on 3,644 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.3%Flights860
- American AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.2%Flights2,631
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time54%Median5 minp90115 minCancel1.3%Flights153
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather84%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 105 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 DFW → BOS
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 · 3,317 flights
- Middays70% on time · p90 60 min · 3,368 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 85 min · 3,248 flights
- Afternoons54% on time · p90 95 min · 1,589 flights
- Overnights47% on time · p90 110 min · 150 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 72% on time.
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,522 flights
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,591 flights
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,610 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,722 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 70 min · 1,757 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,743 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 75 min · 1,727 flights
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