Flights Champaign → Dallas-Fort Worth
CMI → DFW
How long is the flight from Champaign to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Champaign (CMI) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 1h 43m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 Champaign to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with an Embraer RJ145 aircraft and has a high on-time performance rate of 88%, with an average delay of just 1.1 minutes across the total of 178 flights recorded. The destination airport serves over 87 million passengers annually, highlighting its significance as a major travel hub.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Champaign (CMI) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 440 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.73%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.6/100 (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 Champaign the average ATFM delay is 3.6 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Champaign (CMI) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads south-west for about 1,115 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 43m.
Departures from Champaign on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of CMI-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Champaign the average ATFM delay is 3.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 440 tracked CMI-DFW flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 2.7% 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 CMI-DFW
The flight from Champaign (CMI) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 1h 43m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Champaign (CMI) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 440 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Champaign-Dallas-Fort Worth is 2.73% across 440 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.
