Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Los Angeles
DFW → LAX
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Los Angeles?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 2h 49m 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 Los Angeles has a 72% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 15.5 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route saw 1506 flights operated by various aircraft models including Boeing and Airbus series planes. The destination airport, which opened in 1926, handles nearly 76.6 million 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines. Across 3841 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.54%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads west for about 1,983 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 49m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 34% of DFW-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 3,841 tracked DFW-LAX flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 1.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-LAX
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 2h 49m 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) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 3841 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Los Angeles is 1.54% across 3841 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Spirit 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.
