The flight time from Charlotte to Dallas Fort Worth is 2 hours, 47 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves CLT Charlotte, NC on time.
15 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 17 minutes in the air
13 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
79%
Spirit
74%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Charlotte to Dallas Fort Worth is 2 hours, 47 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 17 minutes.

The flight distance from Charlotte to Dallas Fort Worth is 936 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Dallas Fort Worth to Charlotte
2 hours, 25 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
2h 46m
American
2h 47m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

72

Distance

936 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
67
Spirit
4

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Charlotte from Dallas Fort Worth by plane?

The distance from Charlotte to Dallas Fort Worth by plane is 936 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Charlotte to Dallas Fort Worth?

The flight time from Charlotte to Dallas Fort Worth is 2 hours, 47 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 17 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 2 hours, 46 minutes, and American the slowest taking 2 hours, 47 minutes.

What airlines fly from Charlotte to Dallas Fort Worth?

Spirit and American are the airlines with direct flights from Charlotte to Dallas Fort Worth.

Does Southwest fly from Charlotte to Dallas Fort Worth?

Southwest does not fly from Charlotte (CLT) to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 Charlotte on time
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 137 minutes
Taxiing In 13 minutes
Arrives Dallas Fort Worth 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 Charlotte to Dallas Fort Worth, American is 79% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 79% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 79% 20% 1%
Spirit 74% 24% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Charlotte and Dallas Fort Worth, 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)
Spirit 13 137 12 166
American 16 137 13 167

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
9am 0.99
4pm 0.37
8am 0.39
2pm 0.66
11am 0.99
10pm 0.76
5pm 0.3
7pm 0.95
0am 0.01
12pm 0.01
7am 1.1
1pm 0.98
6pm 0.95
3pm 0.24
6am 0.18
8pm 0.4
5am 0.92

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte to Dallas Fort Worth 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 292
February 275
March 305
April 293
May 328
June 314
July 334
August 340
September 308
October 331
November 323
December 323

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte to Dallas Fort Worth 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 10.44
Tuesday 9.87
Wednesday 10.25
Thursday 10.44
Friday 10.6
Saturday 10.29
Sunday 10.54

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
American 1
Spirit 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)
9am 20 136 13 170
4pm 17 134 14 169
8am 14 135 12 160
2pm 14 137 12 165
11am 18 136 12 167
10pm 15 133 7 157
5pm 18 136 14 170
7pm 15 138 13 168
0am 17 143 7 166
12pm 14 133 8 156
7am 15 142 14 174
1pm 14 135 11 162
6pm 16 138 14 169
3pm 16 135 12 168
6am 13 134 13 163
8pm 17 141 6 164
5am 14 141 14 170
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.