Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Charlotte
DFW → CLT
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Charlotte?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Charlotte (CLT) takes 2h 8m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Charlotte operates with a high frequency of 950 flights, utilizing various aircraft models including the Airbus A321 and Boeing 737. With an on-time performance rate of 74%, these flights experience an average delay of 14.5 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 47,758,605 passengers per year.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 2420 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.90%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Charlotte (CLT) heads east for about 1,503 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 8m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of DFW-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,420 tracked DFW-CLT flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 1.9% cancellation rate.
Route facts
Flights on this route
Check the risk of a specific flight.
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
Airlines operating DFW-CLT
Airports
Frequently asked questions about DFW-CLT
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Charlotte (CLT) takes 2h 8m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 2420 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Charlotte is 1.90% across 2420 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Charlotte, 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.
