Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Amarillo
DFW → AMA
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Amarillo operates with an on-time performance rate of 84%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just 6 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 536 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ145 and RJ140 aircraft, serving the relatively low-traffic destination airport which handles about 706,248 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) → Amarillo (AMA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 719 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.5/100 (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-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Amarillo: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Amarillo (AMA) heads north-west for about 501 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 3m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 41% of DFW-AMA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Amarillo it is 2.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 719 tracked DFW-AMA flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 2.2% 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-AMA
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Amarillo (AMA) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 719 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Amarillo is 2.23% across 719 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.
