Flights Dallas → Harlingen
DAL → HRL
How long is the flight from Dallas to Harlingen?
The flight from Dallas (DAL) to Harlingen (HRL) takes about 1h 21m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas to Harlingen operates with a Boeing 737-300 and Boeing 737-500, completing a total of 89 flights. With only 56% of these flights arriving on time, the route experiences an average delay of 19.9 minutes per flight, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 908,910 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 Dallas (DAL) → Harlingen (HRL) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 200 flights monitored in recent months, 58% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Harlingen the average ATFM delay is 3.3 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Dallas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Harlingen: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas (DAL) to Harlingen (HRL) heads south for about 740 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 21m.
Departures from Dallas on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 86% of DAL-HRL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Harlingen it is 3.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 200 tracked DAL-HRL flights, 58% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DAL-HRL
The flight from Dallas (DAL) to Harlingen (HRL) takes about 1h 21m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Dallas (DAL) -> Harlingen (HRL) route, on-time performance is 58% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 200 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Harlingen is 0.00% across 200 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Harlingen, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
