Boston (BOS) to Dallas (DAL)
Flight time
≈ 3h 54m
Bearing
253° W
Boston (BOS) to Dallas (DAL) is 1,552 miles (2,497 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BOS–DAL
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BOS–DAL; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 72% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
61
May 2026
Seats
10,675
both directions
Passengers
9,496
both directions
Load factor
89.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BOS–DAL?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BOS–DAL in May 2026 (61 departures).
- WN
61 departures · 10,675 seats
Share of departures100.0%89.0%
Load
What plane flies BOS–DAL?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 72% of BOS–DAL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
44 departures · 88.2% load
72.1% - Boeing 737-800
17 departures · 90.9% load
27.9%
How has BOS–DAL traffic changed?
Nonstop BOS–DAL departures rose from 54 in June 2025 to 61 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BOS–DAL traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
54 departures · 8,528 passengers
93.1%
Load
July 2025
61 departures · 9,656 passengers
94.7%
Load
August 2025
46 departures · 7,396 passengers
92.6%
Load
September 2025
41 departures · 6,512 passengers
90.8%
Load
October 2025
60 departures · 9,283 passengers
90.6%
Load
November 2025
37 departures · 5,210 passengers
87.0%
Load
December 2025
31 departures · 4,664 passengers
89.8%
Load
January 2026
8 departures · 1,249 passengers
91.3%
Load
February 2026
4 departures · 137 passengers
24.5%
Load
March 2026
53 departures · 8,163 passengers
88.0%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 8,563 passengers
81.5%
Load
May 2026
61 departures · 9,496 passengers
89.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DAL → BOS
92.0% full
31 departures · 4,991 passengers
BOS → DAL
85.8% full
30 departures · 4,505 passengers
Nonstop BOS–DAL traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Boston (BOS) from Dallas (DAL)?
BOS to DAL is 1,552 miles (2,497 km / 1,348 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BOS to DAL?
A nonstop covers the 1,552-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 54m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BOS–DAL?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (72.1%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (27.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying BOS–DAL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,552-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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