Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Midland
DFW → MAF
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Midland operates with an 86% on-time performance rate, with the average delay for delayed flights being 9.1 minutes. Over a year, this route sees approximately 629 flights using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, serving the relatively low-traffic destination airport which handles around 1,344,764 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) → Midland (MAF) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 846 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.60%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Midland the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Midland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Midland (MAF) heads west for about 496 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 2m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of DFW-MAF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Midland it is 3.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 846 tracked DFW-MAF flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 2.6% 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-MAF
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Midland (MAF) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 846 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Midland is 2.60% across 846 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.
