Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Colorado Springs
DFW → COS
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Colorado Springs operates with a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft and records an on-time performance rate of 72%. Over the course of its operation, which includes 432 total flights, the average delay is approximately 15 minutes. The destination airport sees around 2.1 million passengers annually, indicating moderate traffic volume.
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) → Colorado Springs (COS) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 585 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.85%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Colorado Springs the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Colorado Springs: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Colorado Springs (COS) heads north-west for about 953 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 37m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of DFW-COS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Colorado Springs it is 3.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 585 tracked DFW-COS flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 0.8% 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-COS
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Colorado Springs (COS) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 585 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Colorado Springs is 0.85% across 585 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.
