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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Boston

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

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
2.9%
Cancelled
3,784
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines77%860 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines66%2,631 flights
  3. 3.JetBlue Airways56%261 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (24 flights), Frontier Airlines (8 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–BOS flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 56% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DFW–BOS flights arrived on time 73% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 64%.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 77% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 56%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(542 flights)
  • Tue68%(524 flights)
  • Wed69%(520 flights)
  • Thu67%(546 flights)
  • Fri69%(560 flights)
  • Sat73%(433 flights)
  • Sun64%(540 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(954 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM71%(692 flights)
  • 12–3 PM58%(644 flights)
  • 3–6 PM56%(708 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(667 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 63% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%363
July 202558%356
August 202564%340
September 202556%304
October 202551%346
November 202575%286
December 202577%285
January 202676%253
February 202676%246
March 202679%268
April 202675%299
May 202673%319

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,784 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.