Flights Dayton → Dallas-Fort Worth
DAY → DFW
How long is the flight from Dayton to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Dayton (DAY) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 1h 56m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Dayton to Dallas-Fort Worth has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with an average delay of 13 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 297 flights operated by aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and Airbus A319, connecting a city with a rich aviation history to one of the world's busiest airports, which handles over 87 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 Dayton (DAY) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 794 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.27%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dayton the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dayton (DAY) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads south-west for about 1,384 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 56m.
Departures from Dayton on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of DAY-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dayton the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 794 tracked DAY-DFW flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 2.3% 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 DAY-DFW
The flight from Dayton (DAY) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 1h 56m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dayton (DAY) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 794 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dayton-Dallas-Fort Worth is 2.27% across 794 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.
