Flights Tucson → Dallas-Fort Worth
TUS → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Tucson to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with an average on-time performance of 85%, experiencing a mean delay of 14 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 546 flights using McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 87,817,864 passengers per year for its destination airport.
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 Tucson (TUS) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 730 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.37%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tucson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tucson (TUS) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads east for about 1,305 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 3m.
Departures from Tucson on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 66% of TUS-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tucson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 730 tracked TUS-DFW flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.4% 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 TUS-DFW
On the Tucson (TUS) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 730 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tucson-Dallas-Fort Worth is 1.37% across 730 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.
