Flights Houston → Dallas-Fort Worth
IAH → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Houston to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a high frequency of 1,462 flights annually and uses various aircraft models including the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Embraer 170, and Canadair Regional Jet 700. With an on-time performance rate of 79%, the route experiences an average delay of 17.7 minutes per flight, serving a destination airport that handles over 87 million passengers yearly.
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 Houston (IAH) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1967 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.24%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads north-west for about 362 km, a flight time of roughly 52m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 37% of IAH-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,967 tracked IAH-DFW flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 2.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about IAH-DFW
On the Houston (IAH) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 1967 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Dallas-Fort Worth is 2.24% across 1967 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United 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.
