Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Newark
DFW → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Newark has a punctuality rate of 78%, with an average delay of 19.1 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route saw 865 flights operated by various aircraft models including the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Boeing 737-700, Airbus A319, and Boeing 737-800, serving Newark Airport which opened in 2001 and handles over 43 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) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1128 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.93%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark 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 Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Newark (EWR) heads north-east for about 2,205 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 11m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of DFW-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,128 tracked DFW-EWR flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-EWR
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1128 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Newark is 2.93% across 1128 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United 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.
