Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Savannah
DFW → SAV
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Savannah operates with an average on-time performance rate of 64%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 23.9 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 259 flights using Embraer RJ145 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 3.5 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) → Savannah (SAV) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 337 flights monitored in recent months, 63% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 28 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.30%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Savannah 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 Savannah: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Savannah (SAV) heads east for about 1,486 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 17m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of DFW-SAV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Savannah it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 337 tracked DFW-SAV flights, 63% left on time with an average delay of 28 min and a 0.3% 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-SAV
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Savannah (SAV) route, on-time performance is 63% with an average delay of 28 minutes, based on 337 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Savannah is 0.30% across 337 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.
