Flights Abilene → Dallas-Fort Worth
ABI → DFW
How long is the flight from Abilene to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Abilene (ABI) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 35 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Abilene to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with an average on-time performance of 86%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just 7 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 420 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, serving a destination airport that sees over 87 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Abilene (ABI) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1083 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.20%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Abilene the average ATFM delay is 0.9 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Abilene (ABI) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads east for about 253 km, a flight time of roughly 35m.
Departures from Abilene on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 57% of ABI-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Abilene the average ATFM delay is 0.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,083 tracked ABI-DFW flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ABI-DFW
The flight from Abilene (ABI) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 35 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Abilene (ABI) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 1083 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Abilene-Dallas-Fort Worth is 1.20% across 1083 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
