Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Houston
DFW → IAH
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston operates with a high frequency of 1,462 flights annually and features an on-time performance rate of 79%, with average delays of 16.2 minutes when not operating on schedule. The aircraft used for this route include the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-800, and Boeing 737-700, serving a destination airport that sees over 40 million 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.
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The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1967 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.34%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston 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 Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Houston (IAH) heads south-east for about 362 km, a flight time of roughly 52m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 35% of DFW-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,967 tracked DFW-IAH flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 2.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-IAH
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 1967 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Houston is 2.34% across 1967 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.
