Flights Guatemala City → Dallas-Fort Worth
GUA → DFW
How long is the flight from Guatemala City to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Guatemala City (GUA) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 3h 2m 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 operates between Guatemala City and Dallas-Fort Worth, utilizing a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The departure airport in Guatemala City has been operational since 1930, while the destination airport sees an annual passenger traffic of over eighty-seven million passengers.
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 Guatemala City (GUA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 104 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.5/100 (low), 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 Guatemala City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Guatemala City (GUA) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads north for about 2,140 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 2m.
Departures from Guatemala City on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of GUA-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Guatemala City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked GUA-DFW flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 104 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
Airlines operating GUA-DFW
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Frequently asked questions about GUA-DFW
The flight from Guatemala City (GUA) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 3h 2m 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 Guatemala City (GUA) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 104 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Guatemala City-Dallas-Fort Worth is 0.00% across 14 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 Dallas-Fort Worth, 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.
