Flights Miami → Dallas-Fort Worth
MIA → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Miami to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a high frequency of 1,140 flights annually and uses Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 757 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 75%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 17 minutes.
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 Miami (MIA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1585 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.39%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.5/100 (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 Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Miami (MIA) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads north-west for about 1,802 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 40m.
Departures from Miami on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 36% of MIA-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,585 tracked MIA-DFW flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 1.4% 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 MIA-DFW
On the Miami (MIA) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 1585 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Miami-Dallas-Fort Worth is 1.39% across 1585 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.
