Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Waco
DFW → ACT
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Waco operates with an on-time performance rate of 84%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 8.8 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 251 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ145 and RJ140 aircraft, serving the destination airport which sees around 128,712 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) → Waco (ACT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 344 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.20%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Waco the average ATFM delay is 0.6 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Waco: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Waco (ACT) heads south for about 144 km, a flight time of roughly 36m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 41% of DFW-ACT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Waco it is 0.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 344 tracked DFW-ACT flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 3.2% 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-ACT
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Waco (ACT) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 344 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Waco is 3.20% across 344 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.
