Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Chattanooga
DFW → CHA
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Chattanooga operates with an on-time performance rate of 71%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 26.5 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 383 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, serving the destination airport which handles around 836,986 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) → Chattanooga (CHA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 463 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chattanooga the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chattanooga: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Chattanooga (CHA) heads east for about 1,116 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 49m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of DFW-CHA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chattanooga it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 463 tracked DFW-CHA flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 25 min and a 2.4% 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-CHA
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Chattanooga (CHA) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 463 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Chattanooga is 2.38% across 463 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.
