Flights Salt Lake City → Dallas-Fort Worth
SLC → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Salt Lake City to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a high level of punctuality, with 83% of flights arriving on time. The average delay for the remaining flights is approximately 12.9 minutes, and the route sees nearly 970 total flights annually, utilizing both McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and Airbus A320 aircraft. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the destination, serves over 87 million passengers per year, making it one of the busiest airports in the United States.
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 Salt Lake City (SLC) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 1304 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads south-east for about 1,590 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 24m.
Departures from Salt Lake City on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 54% of SLC-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,304 tracked SLC-DFW flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about SLC-DFW
On the Salt Lake City (SLC) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 1304 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Salt Lake City-Dallas-Fort Worth is 1.23% across 1304 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
