Flights Baton Rouge → Dallas-Fort Worth
BTR → DFW
How long is the flight from Baton Rouge to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Baton Rouge (BTR) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 1h 17m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Baton Rouge to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 20.9 minutes. The route sees approximately 498 total flights annually, using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, 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 Baton Rouge (BTR) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1230 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.98%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baton Rouge the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baton Rouge (BTR) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads north-west for about 616 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 17m.
Departures from Baton Rouge on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of BTR-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baton Rouge the average ATFM delay is 3.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,230 tracked BTR-DFW flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 4.0% 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 BTR-DFW
The flight from Baton Rouge (BTR) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 1h 17m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Baton Rouge (BTR) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 1230 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baton Rouge-Dallas-Fort Worth is 3.98% across 1230 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.
