Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Columbia
DFW → COU
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Columbia operates with an on-time performance rate of 88%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just 4.5 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 300 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ145 and RJ140 aircraft, serving the destination airport which sees around 259,286 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) → Columbia (COU) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 393 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.58%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Columbia the average ATFM delay is 4.2 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Columbia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Columbia (COU) heads north-east for about 788 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 24m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 45% of DFW-COU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Columbia it is 4.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 393 tracked DFW-COU flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 4.6% 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-COU
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Columbia (COU) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 393 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Columbia is 4.58% across 393 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.
