Flights Newark → Dallas-Fort Worth
EWR → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Newark to Dallas-Fort Worth has an on-time performance rate of 80%, with a mean delay of 12.6 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 864 flights operated by various aircraft including the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-700, and Boeing 737-800.
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 Newark (EWR) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1127 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.93%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.9/100 (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 Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads west for about 2,205 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 11m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 37% of EWR-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,127 tracked EWR-DFW flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 2.9% 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 EWR-DFW
On the Newark (EWR) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 1127 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Dallas-Fort Worth is 2.93% across 1127 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.
