Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Calgary
DFW → YYC
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Calgary?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Calgary (YYC) takes about 3h 29m. 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 connects Dallas-Fort Worth with Calgary, operating with a mix of McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The destination airport in Calgary sees over seventeen million passengers annually, indicating significant traffic and demand for this connection.
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) → Calgary (YYC) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 13 flights monitored in recent months, 64% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.3/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Calgary the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Calgary: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Calgary (YYC) heads north-west for about 2,451 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 29m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of DFW-YYC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Calgary it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 13 tracked DFW-YYC flights, 64% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
Airlines operating DFW-YYC
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-YYC
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Calgary (YYC) takes about 3h 29m. 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-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Calgary (YYC) route, on-time performance is 64% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 13 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Calgary is 0.00% across 13 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Calgary, 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.
