Flights Santa Fe → Dallas-Fort Worth
SAF → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Santa Fe to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with an average on-time performance of 75%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 17.7 minutes. Over the past period, there have been 380 total flights using Embraer RJ145 and RJ140 aircraft models. The origin airport in Santa Fe has been operational since 1941, while the destination airport serves 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 Santa Fe (SAF) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 473 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.33%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.9/100 (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 Santa Fe the average ATFM delay is 2.3 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Santa Fe (SAF) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads east for about 885 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 32m.
Departures from Santa Fe on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 56% of SAF-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Santa Fe the average ATFM delay is 2.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 473 tracked SAF-DFW flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 2.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAF-DFW
On the Santa Fe (SAF) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 473 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Santa Fe-Dallas-Fort Worth is 2.33% across 473 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.
