Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Sioux Falls
DFW → FSD
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Sioux Falls operates with an average on-time performance rate of 72%, experiencing a mean delay of 23 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 266 flights using Embraer RJ145 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 1,152,708 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) → Sioux Falls (FSD) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 328 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Sioux Falls the average ATFM delay is 3.8 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Sioux Falls: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Sioux Falls (FSD) heads north for about 1,189 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 54m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 37% of DFW-FSD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Sioux Falls it is 3.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 328 tracked DFW-FSD flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 2.7% 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-FSD
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Sioux Falls (FSD) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 328 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Sioux Falls is 2.74% across 328 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.
