Flights Philadelphia → Dallas-Fort Worth
PHL → DFW
How long is the flight from Philadelphia to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 2h 53m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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 Philadelphia to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a high level of punctuality, with 83% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, an average of 809 flights are conducted using various aircraft models including the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, Embraer 190, and Boeing 757 variants. The destination airport serves a substantial number of passengers annually, totaling 87,817,864.
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 Philadelphia (PHL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines, Spirit Airlines. Across 2089 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.35%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads west for about 2,093 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 53m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 35% of PHL-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,089 tracked PHL-DFW flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 3.4% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHL-DFW
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 2h 53m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 2089 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Dallas-Fort Worth is 3.35% across 2089 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Spirit 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.
