Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Puerto Vallarta
DFW → PVR
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Puerto Vallarta?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Puerto Vallarta (PVR) takes about 2h 24m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
This flight route operates from Dallas-Fort Worth to Puerto Vallarta with a perfect on-time performance rate of 100%, averaging a slightly early arrival of five minutes. The single flight uses a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft and serves the highly trafficked destination airport in Puerto Vallarta, which sees over six 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) → Puerto Vallarta (PVR) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 124 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Puerto Vallarta the average ATFM delay is 2.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Puerto Vallarta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Puerto Vallarta (PVR) heads south-west for about 1,583 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 24m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 93% of DFW-PVR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Puerto Vallarta it is 2.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked DFW-PVR flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 124 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
Airlines operating DFW-PVR
Airports
Frequently asked questions about DFW-PVR
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Puerto Vallarta (PVR) takes about 2h 24m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Puerto Vallarta (PVR) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 124 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Puerto Vallarta is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Puerto Vallarta, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
