Flights Colorado Springs → Dallas-Fort Worth
COS → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Colorado Springs to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with an average on-time performance of 81%, experiencing a mean delay of 21.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 431 flights using McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 87,817,864 passengers.
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 Colorado Springs (COS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 584 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.20%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.8/100 (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 Colorado Springs the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Colorado Springs (COS) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads south-east for about 953 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 37m.
Departures from Colorado Springs on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 61% of COS-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Colorado Springs the average ATFM delay is 3.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 584 tracked COS-DFW flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 1.2% 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 COS-DFW
On the Colorado Springs (COS) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 584 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Colorado Springs-Dallas-Fort Worth is 1.20% across 584 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.
