Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Alexandria
DFW → AEX
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Alexandria operates with an average on-time performance of 83%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just six minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 252 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ145 and RJ140 aircraft, serving the relatively low-traffic destination airport which sees around 255,229 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-Fort Worth (DFW) → Alexandria (AEX) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 345 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.19%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Alexandria the average ATFM delay is 1.9 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Alexandria: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Alexandria (AEX) heads east for about 458 km, a flight time of roughly 60m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 35% of DFW-AEX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Alexandria it is 1.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 345 tracked DFW-AEX flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 3.2% 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 DFW-AEX
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Alexandria (AEX) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 345 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Alexandria is 3.19% across 345 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.
