Flights Pittsburgh → Dallas-Fort Worth
PIT → DFW
How long is the flight from Pittsburgh to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 2h 30m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Pittsburgh to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a Boeing 717 and has an on-time performance rate of 82%, with an average delay of 17.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 343 flights departing from Pittsburgh International Airport, which opened in 1944, heading towards Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, one of the busiest airports globally with over 87 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 Pittsburgh (PIT) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 935 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.96%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.8/100 (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 Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads south-west for about 1,716 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 30m.
Departures from Pittsburgh on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 46% of PIT-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 935 tracked PIT-DFW flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 1.0% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about PIT-DFW
The flight from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 2h 30m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Pittsburgh (PIT) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 935 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Pittsburgh-Dallas-Fort Worth is 0.96% across 935 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Dallas-Fort Worth, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
