Flights Dallas → Midland
DAL → MAF
How long is the flight from Dallas to Midland?
The flight from Dallas (DAL) to Midland (MAF) takes about 1h 4m. 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 Midland operates with a Boeing 737-500 and has an on-time performance rate of 75%, with an average delay of 10.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 319 flights travel this route, serving the Midland airport which sees around 1.34 million 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) → Midland (MAF) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 823 flights monitored in recent months, 66% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.85%. 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 Midland the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Dallas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Midland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas (DAL) to Midland (MAF) heads west for about 513 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 4m.
Departures from Dallas on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of DAL-MAF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Midland it is 3.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 823 tracked DAL-MAF flights, 66% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 0.8% 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-MAF
The flight from Dallas (DAL) to Midland (MAF) takes about 1h 4m. 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) -> Midland (MAF) route, on-time performance is 66% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 823 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Midland is 0.85% across 823 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 Midland, 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.
