Flights Lexington KY → Dallas-Fort Worth
LEX → DFW
How long is the flight from Lexington KY to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Lexington KY (LEX) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 1h 48m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 Lexington, Kentucky to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with an average on-time performance of 74%, experiencing a mean delay of 29.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 238 flights using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 87.8 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 Lexington KY (LEX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 702 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.4/100 (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 Lexington KY the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Lexington KY (LEX) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads south-west for about 1,261 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 48m.
Departures from Lexington KY on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of LEX-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Lexington KY the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 702 tracked LEX-DFW flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 22 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 LEX-DFW
The flight from Lexington KY (LEX) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 1h 48m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Lexington KY (LEX) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 702 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Lexington KY-Dallas-Fort Worth is 2.28% across 702 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.
