Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → New York
DFW → LGA
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to New York?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to New York (LGA) takes 3h 5m 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 New York, operating with a mix of Boeing 737-800, Embraer 175, and Airbus A319 aircraft, has seen 1610 flights in total. With an on-time performance rate of 69%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 20.6 minutes, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 29 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) → New York (LGA) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines. Across 3835 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.01%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York 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 New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to New York (LGA) heads north-east for about 2,231 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 5m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of DFW-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 3,835 tracked DFW-LGA flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 25 min and a 5.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| 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-LGA
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to New York (LGA) takes 3h 5m 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) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 3835 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-New York is 5.01% across 3835 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit 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.
