Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Ontario
DFW → ONT
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Ontario operates with a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 72%. Over the course of its operation, it averages a delay of 16.2 minutes per flight, based on a total of 516 flights. The destination airport sees over five million passengers annually, indicating significant traffic and demand for such routes.
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) → Ontario (ONT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 692 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.59%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Ontario the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Ontario: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Ontario (ONT) heads west for about 1,908 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 48m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 42% of DFW-ONT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Ontario it is 2.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 692 tracked DFW-ONT flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 1.6% 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-ONT
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Ontario (ONT) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 692 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Ontario is 1.59% across 692 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.
