Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Philadelphia
DFW → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Philadelphia operates with a variety of aircraft including Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, and Embraer 190, among others. With a total of 814 flights annually, the route has an on-time performance rate of 74%, with an average delay time of 17.2 minutes.
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) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines, Spirit Airlines. Across 1051 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.85%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads north-east for about 2,093 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 2m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of DFW-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,051 tracked DFW-PHL flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 2.9% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-PHL
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 1051 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Philadelphia is 2.85% across 1051 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
