Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Lubbock
DFW → LBB
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Lubbock?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Lubbock (LBB) takes about 59 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Lubbock operates with an 82% on-time performance rate, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 10.8 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 573 flights are conducted using McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and Embraer RJ145 aircraft, serving the destination airport which sees around one 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) → Lubbock (LBB) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1464 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.94%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Lubbock the average ATFM delay is 2.4 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Lubbock: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Lubbock (LBB) heads west for about 453 km, a flight time of roughly 59m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 35% of DFW-LBB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Lubbock it is 2.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 1,464 tracked DFW-LBB flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 2.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-LBB
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Lubbock (LBB) takes about 59 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Lubbock (LBB) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 1464 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Lubbock is 2.94% across 1464 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.
