Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Memphis
DFW → MEM
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Memphis operates with an average on-time performance rate of 70%, and flights typically experience a mean delay of 19.6 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 574 flights using Airbus A319 aircraft, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 4.36 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) → Memphis (MEM) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 750 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.73%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Memphis 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 Memphis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Memphis (MEM) heads east for about 693 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 17m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 42% of DFW-MEM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Memphis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 750 tracked DFW-MEM flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-MEM
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Memphis (MEM) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 750 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Memphis is 1.73% across 750 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
