Flights Charlotte → Dallas-Fort Worth
CLT → DFW
How long is the flight from Charlotte to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 2h 16m 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 Charlotte to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a high frequency of 951 total flights, featuring various aircraft models including the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. With an on-time performance rate of 79%, the average delay is around 10 minutes, ensuring relatively reliable travel for passengers at one of the busiest airports in the United States, which serves approximately 87,817,864 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 Charlotte (CLT) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 2394 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.88%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.7/100 (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 Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads west for about 1,503 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 16m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 31% of CLT-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,394 tracked CLT-DFW flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.9% 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 CLT-DFW
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 2h 16m 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 Charlotte (CLT) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 2394 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Dallas-Fort Worth is 1.88% across 2394 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.
