Flights Abilene → Dallas-Fort Worth
ABI → DFW
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 571 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.88%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 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 44m.
Departures from Abilene on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 60% 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 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 571 tracked ABI-DFW flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 0.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about ABI-DFW
On the Abilene (ABI) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 571 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Abilene-Dallas-Fort Worth is 0.88% across 571 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.
