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Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Mcallen

DFW → MFE

22.2
Average risk (Medium)
69%
On-time
22 min
Average delay
1.0%
Cancellations
1
Airlines

Route overview

The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to McAllen operates with an average on-time performance rate of 69%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 21.3 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 604 flights are conducted using Airbus A319 and McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, serving an airport that sees nearly 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.

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The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Mcallen (MFE) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 777 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.03%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Mcallen the average ATFM delay is 2.3 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.

Heading to Mcallen: what to expect in this direction

Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Mcallen (MFE) heads south for about 756 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 22m.

Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 34% of DFW-MFE flights take off then.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Mcallen it is 2.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).

Across 777 tracked DFW-MFE flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.

Route facts

Time difference
same timezone
Arrival (dest. local time)
08:22
Elevation MFE
107 ft
Typical aircraft
Airbus A319, McDonnell Douglas MD-83
Est. CO₂/passenger
~76 kg

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
American Airlines (AA) 74% 16 min 3.0%

Airlines operating DFW-MFE

Frequently asked questions about DFW-MFE

On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Mcallen (MFE) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 777 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Mcallen is 1.03% across 777 monitored flights.

The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.

Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Mcallen, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.

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.