Flights Dallas → Amarillo
DAL → AMA
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas to Amarillo operates with a Boeing 737-500 and Boeing 737-300 aircraft, serving the Amarillo airport which sees approximately 706,248 passengers annually. With 297 total flights recorded, this route maintains a 72% on-time arrival rate, experiencing an average delay of 12.7 minutes when not on schedule.
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 Dallas (DAL) → Amarillo (AMA) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 410 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.98%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Amarillo the average ATFM delay is 2.3 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Dallas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Amarillo: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas (DAL) to Amarillo (AMA) heads north-west for about 520 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 4m.
Departures from Dallas on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of DAL-AMA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Amarillo it is 2.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 410 tracked DAL-AMA flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DAL-AMA
On the Dallas (DAL) -> Amarillo (AMA) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 410 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Amarillo is 0.98% across 410 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
