Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Tucson
DFW → TUS
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Tucson?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Tucson (TUS) takes 2h 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 Tucson operates with a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 71%. Over the past year, there have been 546 flights on this route, with each flight experiencing an average delay of 17.1 minutes. The destination airport sees approximately 3,317,494 passengers annually, indicating a significant volume of air traffic.
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) → Tucson (TUS) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1274 flights monitored in recent months, 64% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 26 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.35%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tucson 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 Tucson: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Tucson (TUS) heads west for about 1,305 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 0m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of DFW-TUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Tucson it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,274 tracked DFW-TUS flights, 64% left on time with an average delay of 26 min and a 2.4% 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-TUS
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Tucson (TUS) takes 2h 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) -> Tucson (TUS) route, on-time performance is 64% with an average delay of 26 minutes, based on 1274 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Tucson is 2.35% across 1274 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.
