The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Boston is 3 hours, 35 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX on time.
17 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 9 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives BOS Boston, MA 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
78%
American
75%
Spirit
67%
JetBlue
61%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Boston is 3 hours, 35 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 9 minutes.

The flight distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Boston is 1562 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Boston to Dallas Fort Worth
4 hours, 15 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
3h 34m
American
3h 34m
JetBlue
3h 38m
Spirit
3h 41m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

68

Distance

1562 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
43
Delta
15
JetBlue
6
Spirit
3

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Dallas Fort Worth from Boston by plane?

The distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Boston by plane is 1562 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Dallas Fort Worth to Boston?

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Boston is 3 hours, 35 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 9 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 3 hours, 34 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 3 hours, 41 minutes.

What airlines fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Boston?

Spirit, JetBlue, Delta, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Boston.

Does Southwest fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Boston?

Southwest does not fly from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) to Boston (BOS). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Dallas Fort Worth on time
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 189 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Boston 3 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Dallas Fort Worth to Boston, American is 75% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 75% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 78% 20% 2%
American 75% 23% 2%
Spirit 67% 31% 2%
JetBlue 61% 38% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Dallas Fort Worth and Boston, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Delta 16 188 8 214
American 17 188 7 214
JetBlue 18 189 8 218
Spirit 18 192 8 221

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
12pm 1.23
9am 0.38
6am 0.18
10am 0.88
8pm 0.01
8am 0.48
4pm 0.58
2pm 0.25
5pm 1.19
5am 0.03
7pm 1.42
7am 0.69
3pm 0.48
6pm 0.53
11am 1.1
1pm 0.15

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Boston that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 250
February 238
March 271
April 265
May 265
June 318
July 333
August 340
September 315
October 355
November 315
December 291

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Boston that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 9.94
Tuesday 9.56
Wednesday 9.75
Thursday 9.98
Friday 10.08
Saturday 9.04
Sunday 10.04

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
American 1
Delta 0
JetBlue 0
Spirit 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
12pm 17 190 8 217
9am 16 195 8 220
6am 15 187 8 211
10am 20 190 7 217
8pm 15 200 6 220
8am 21 187 7 216
4pm 16 186 7 211
2pm 15 181 8 207
5pm 16 188 6 212
5am 15 198 7 223
7pm 18 188 7 215
7am 17 190 7 215
3pm 15 187 6 211
6pm 16 185 6 209
11am 16 192 9 219
1pm 16 190 9 216
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.