Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Lake Charles
DFW → LCH
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Lake Charles operates with an on-time performance rate of 87%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 5.9 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 253 flights using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, serving the relatively low-traffic destination airport which handles around 124,114 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) → Lake Charles (LCH) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 346 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.18%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Lake Charles the average ATFM delay is 4.7 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Lake Charles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Lake Charles (LCH) heads south-east for about 475 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 1m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 35% of DFW-LCH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Lake Charles it is 4.7 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 346 tracked DFW-LCH flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 3.2% 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-LCH
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Lake Charles (LCH) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 346 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Lake Charles is 3.18% across 346 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.
