Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Phoenix
DFW → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Phoenix operates with a high frequency of 1,363 flights annually and uses various aircraft models including the Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A319, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, and Airbus A320. With an on-time performance rate of 73%, these flights experience an average delay of 16.4 minutes, serving a destination airport that handles over 44 million passengers per year.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, Spirit Airlines. Across 1780 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.96%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix 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 Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 1,393 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 10m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 40% of DFW-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,780 tracked DFW-PHX flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 1.0% 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-PHX
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1780 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Phoenix is 0.96% across 1780 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.
