Boston (BOS) – Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

Distance

2,513 km

1,562 mi · 1,357 nm

Flight time

4 h 18 min / 3 h 39 min

Average gate to gate: BOS → DFW / back

Time difference

1 h

CO2 per passenger

316 kg

One way, economy, incl. RF (187 kg CO2 only)

Passengers / year

1,021,972

Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −10.3%

Flights / week

137

Both directions, average

Seats filled

85%

1,204,586 seats a year

Airlines nonstop

3

AA, DL, B6

Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Airlines flying BOS–DFW nonstop

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources

Aircraft on this route

• Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 2,855 flights
• Boeing 737-800 · 1,764 flights
• A220-300 BD-500-1A11 · 1,083 flights
• Airbus Industrie A319 · 623 flights
• Boeing B737 Max 800 · 351 flights
• Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 222 flights
• A200-100 BD-500-1A10 · 174 flights
• Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 71 flights

Also carried: 521 tonnes of freight and 199 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Punctuality

On time

72%

Arrived within 15 min of schedule

Average delay

23 min

Late arrivals count, early ones as 0

Cancelled

3.2%

Flights counted

7,416

Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Delay minutes by cause: airline 30% · aircraft arriving late 41% · air traffic system 24% · weather 5% · security 0%.

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources

What passengers paid

Average fare, Q1 2026

$289

One way, all cabins

Average over a year

$263

Q2 2025 – Q1 2026

Largest airline

American Airlines

67% of passengers · $307

Lowest-fare airline

Delta Air Lines

23% of passengers · $278

History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $255 · Q3 2025 $245 · Q4 2025 $271 · Q1 2026 $289).

U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report, Table 1a (airline ticket sample, US domestic airport pairs). Sources