The flight time from Memphis to Dallas is 1 hour, 22 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MEM Memphis, TN 1 minute late.
10 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 7 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DAL Dallas, TX 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
84%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Memphis to Dallas is 1 hour, 22 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 7 minutes.

The flight distance from Memphis to Dallas is 423 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Dallas to Memphis
1 hour, 16 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 22m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h1h 15m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

9

Distance

423 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND0204060

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
9

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Memphis from Dallas by plane?

The distance from Memphis to Dallas by plane is 423 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Memphis to Dallas?

The flight time from Memphis to Dallas is 1 hour, 22 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 7 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Memphis to Dallas?

Southwest is the only airline with direct flights from Memphis to Dallas.

Does Southwest fly from Memphis to Dallas?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Memphis (MEM) to Dallas (DAL). On average, they have 9 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Memphis 1 minute late
Taxi Out Time 10 minutes
In the Air 67 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Dallas 3 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Memphis to Dallas, Southwest is 84% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 84% 15% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Memphis and Dallas, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 10 67 4 82

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
3pm 0.3
5am 0
7pm 0.03
12pm 0.05
6pm 0.05
11am 0.03
1pm 0.04
2pm 0.04
6am 0.07
4pm 0.1
7am 0.02
9am 0.16
8pm 0.01
5pm 0.02
10am 0.38

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Memphis to Dallas that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 36
February 32
March 37
April 37
May 35
June 33
July 33
August 31
September 32
October 55
November 58
December 62

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Memphis to Dallas that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 1.25
Tuesday 1.21
Wednesday 1.23
Thursday 1.23
Friday 1.25
Saturday 1.25
Sunday 1.83

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
3pm 10 67 4 83
5am 9 67 5 81
7pm 7 69 4 83
12pm 9 67 3 79
6pm 10 65 4 81
11am 9 69 4 84
1pm 11 64 4 81
2pm 10 66 4 81
6am 10 67 4 83
4pm 9 63 4 77
7am 11 64 3 81
9am 10 64 4 78
8pm 10 69 4 86
5pm 10 69 4 81
10am 10 68 4 83
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.