Flights San Juan → Dallas-Fort Worth
SJU → DFW
How long is the flight from San Juan to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from San Juan (SJU) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 4h 45m 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 San Juan to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a Boeing 757 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 76%, with average delays of 12.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 87,817,864 passengers pass through the destination airport, indicating its high traffic volume.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The San Juan (SJU) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 629 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.75%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28/100 (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 Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Juan (SJU) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads north-west for about 3,482 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 45m.
Departures from San Juan on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of SJU-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 629 tracked SJU-DFW flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.8% 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 SJU-DFW
The flight from San Juan (SJU) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 4h 45m 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 San Juan (SJU) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 629 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Juan-Dallas-Fort Worth is 1.75% across 629 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.
