Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → San Jose
DFW → SJC
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to San Jose?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to San Jose (SJC) takes 3h 24m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to San Jose operates with a high frequency of 273 total flights, using McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 72%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 17.6 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 11,333,723 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) → San Jose (SJC) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 688 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.02%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Jose the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to San Jose: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to San Jose (SJC) heads west for about 2,310 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 24m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 36% of DFW-SJC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Jose it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 688 tracked DFW-SJC flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 23 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) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-SJC
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to San Jose (SJC) takes 3h 24m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> San Jose (SJC) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 688 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-San Jose is 1.02% across 688 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.
