Flights San Antonio → Dallas
SAT → DAL
Route overview
The flight route from San Antonio to Dallas operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 81%. Over the past year, this route has seen 689 flights, with an average delay time of 7.1 minutes per flight. The aircraft used for these services include Boeing 737-300 and Boeing 737-500 models.
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 San Antonio (SAT) → Dallas (DAL) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 937 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.07%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Antonio (SAT) to Dallas (DAL) heads north for about 399 km, a flight time of roughly 55m.
Departures from San Antonio on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of SAT-DAL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 937 tracked SAT-DAL flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
Airlines operating SAT-DAL
Frequently asked questions about SAT-DAL
On the San Antonio (SAT) -> Dallas (DAL) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 937 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Antonio-Dallas is 1.07% across 937 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
