Flights Washington → Dallas-Fort Worth
DCA → DFW
Route overview
This flight route operates between Washington and Dallas-Fort Worth, using Boeing 737-800 aircraft. With a total of 823 flights recorded, the route has a 76% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 22.7 minutes when not arriving on schedule.
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 Washington (DCA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1098 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.91%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.6/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads west for about 1,915 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 49m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of DCA-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,098 tracked DCA-DFW flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 1.9% 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 DCA-DFW
On the Washington (DCA) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 1098 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Dallas-Fort Worth is 1.91% across 1098 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.
