Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Cleveland
DFW → CLE
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Cleveland?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Cleveland (CLE) takes 2h 18m 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 Cleveland, operated by an Airbus A319 aircraft, has a punctuality rate of 63%, with an average delay time of 23.1 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 383 total flights, serving one of the busiest airports in its destination city, which opened in 1925 and currently handles approximately 8,693,866 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) → Cleveland (CLE) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 992 flights monitored in recent months, 62% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.42%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cleveland 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 Cleveland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Cleveland (CLE) heads north-east for about 1,642 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 18m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of DFW-CLE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Cleveland it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 992 tracked DFW-CLE flights, 62% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 2.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-CLE
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Cleveland (CLE) takes 2h 18m 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) -> Cleveland (CLE) route, on-time performance is 62% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 992 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Cleveland is 2.42% across 992 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United 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.
