AA1438 BostonBOS · 13:02 Dallas-Fort WorthDFW · 16:19
AA1438 by American Airlines flies from Boston (BOS) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) for the Tue, Sep 8 departure.
estimated arrival at DFW · local time · past this estimate · waiting on the board
board checked 16m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 13:11 · typical taxi-out at BOS ≈ 9.5 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at BOS and DFW are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Boston to Dallas-Fort Worth flights today
same route · American AirlinesIf AA1438 is cancelled, these are the other American Airlines nonstop flights from Boston to Dallas-Fort Worth on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BOS local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How AA1438 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA1438 across the BOS and DFW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left a little late (~9 min) but landed about 8 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA1438 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N170US, N905AU.
Board clocks recorded as BOS and DFW published them.
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