BOS → DALBoston to Dallas

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Direct flights from Boston (BOS) to Dallas (DAL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 18 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,498 km, an estimated 3 hours 42 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Boston and Dallas. Updated 26 October 2026 at 13:09 UTC.

Today, BOS → DAL

Mon 26 Oct · local times
WN597Southwest22 min late

The BOS board at 09:09 shows departure at 17:57 instead of 17:35, gate B31A (TB).

Later cancelled
0.2%of 24,657 past Southwest flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast BOS to DAL departure of the day
Track WN597 →
  1. 17:35 WN597Southwest Est. 17:57 +22Gate B31A · TB ·

Checked BOS board 09:09 · DAL board 06:18

BOS Boston smooth · +0
DAL Dallas busy · +23
2,498 km · ~3h 42m est.
dep bank 15:25–17:357x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
85 / 100

route health from live BOS and DAL delay boards

Median arrival delay is +18 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+18 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~3h 42mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN1265 15:25 Sa · WN1896 varies Tu We · WN597 17:35 Mo Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-25WN597dep +32 → arr+5
10-24WN1265arrived+18
10-23WN597dep +25 → arr+20
10-22WN597dep +21 → arr+4

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
BOSBoston +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · 3 kt Full BOS delay board →
DALDallas +23 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full DAL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at BOS and DAL: 47% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Boston to Dallas route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BOS to DAL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

BOS to DAL questions

Is BOS–DAL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at DAL is the weaker end, route health score 85/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on BOS–DAL?

Operators schedule evening departures around 17:35 from BOS. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DAL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from BOS to DAL?

Great-circle distance is 2,498 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 206–244 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BOS–DAL fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.