Flights San Antonio → Dallas-Fort Worth
SAT → DFW
How long is the flight from San Antonio to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from San Antonio (SAT) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 54 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 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 San Antonio to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with an aircraft fleet consisting of McDonnell Douglas MD-83s and has a high on-time performance rate of 82%. Over the past year, it has recorded an average delay of just 11 minutes per flight out of a total of 1040 flights.
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-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 2680 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.76%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.4/100 (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 San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Antonio (SAT) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads north for about 398 km, a flight time of roughly 54m.
Departures from San Antonio on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 52% of SAT-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,680 tracked SAT-DFW flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 2.8% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAT-DFW
The flight from San Antonio (SAT) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 54 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Antonio (SAT) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 2680 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Antonio-Dallas-Fort Worth is 2.76% across 2680 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
