Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Wichita Falls
DFW → SPS
Route overview
This flight route operates between Dallas-Fort Worth and Wichita Falls, utilizing Embraer RJ145 and RJ140 aircraft. With a high on-time performance rate of 90%, the average delay is only 3.2 minutes, making it reliable for travelers. The destination airport, which opened in 1941, serves approximately 80,836 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) → Wichita Falls (SPS) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 240 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.08%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Wichita Falls the average ATFM delay is 1.1 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Wichita Falls: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Wichita Falls (SPS) heads north-west for about 181 km, a flight time of roughly 39m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of DFW-SPS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Wichita Falls it is 1.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 240 tracked DFW-SPS flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 2.1% 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-SPS
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Wichita Falls (SPS) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 240 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Wichita Falls is 2.08% across 240 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Wichita Falls, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
