Flights Atlanta → Dallas-Fort Worth
ATL → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a high frequency of 1,650 flights annually and uses various aircraft models including the Airbus A319, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, MD-88, Boeing 737-800, and Airbus A320. With an on-time performance rate of 78%, these flights experience an average delay of 16.1 minutes, serving a destination airport that handles over 87 million passengers per year.
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 Atlanta (ATL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines, Air France, ITA Airways, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Spirit Airlines. Across 2126 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.36%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.5/100 (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 Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads west for about 1,175 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 53m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of ATL-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 2,126 tracked ATL-DFW flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| British Airways (BA) | 77% | 17 min | 2.4% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-DFW
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 2126 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Dallas-Fort Worth is 1.36% across 2126 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 7 airlines: American Airlines, Air France, ITA Airways, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Spirit 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.
