Flights Dallas → St. Louis
DAL → STL
How long is the flight from Dallas to St. Louis?
The flight from Dallas (DAL) to St. Louis (STL) takes about 1h 31m. 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 St. Louis operates with a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 73%, with an average delay of 15.1 minutes when delays occur. The destination airport serves approximately 13,665,517 passengers annually, indicating high traffic and frequent flights along this route.
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) → St. Louis (STL) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 1217 flights monitored in recent months, 66% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.31%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At St. Louis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to St. Louis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas (DAL) to St. Louis (STL) heads north-east for about 878 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 31m.
Departures from Dallas on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of DAL-STL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into St. Louis it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,217 tracked DAL-STL flights, 66% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 1.3% 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-STL
The flight from Dallas (DAL) to St. Louis (STL) takes about 1h 31m. 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) -> St. Louis (STL) route, on-time performance is 66% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 1217 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-St. Louis is 1.31% across 1217 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 St. Louis, 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.
