The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Fort Wayne is 2 hours, 18 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX 3 minutes early.
19 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 52 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives FWA Fort Wayne, IN 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
86%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Fort Wayne is 2 hours, 18 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 52 minutes.

The flight distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Fort Wayne is 859 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Fort Wayne to Dallas Fort Worth
2 hours, 33 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
2h 18m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

18

Distance

859 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
18

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Dallas Fort Worth from Fort Wayne by plane?

The distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Fort Wayne by plane is 859 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

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

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Fort Wayne is 2 hours, 18 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 52 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Fort Wayne?

American is the only airline with direct flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Fort Wayne.

Does Southwest fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Fort Wayne?

Southwest does not fly from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) to Fort Wayne (FWA). 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 Dallas Fort Worth 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 19 minutes
In the Air 112 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Fort Wayne 5 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 Dallas Fort Worth to Fort Wayne, American is 86% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 86% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 86% 13% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Dallas Fort Worth and Fort Wayne, 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)
American 19 112 5 138

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
8am 0.55
9am 0.07
6pm 0.39
8pm 0
7pm 0.57
3pm 0.17
1pm 0.17
10am 0.08
12pm 0.24
2pm 0.41

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Fort Wayne 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 62
February 56
March 61
April 87
May 94
June 90
July 93
August 93
September 88
October 90
November 88
December 80

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Fort Wayne 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 2.69
Tuesday 2.71
Wednesday 2.73
Thursday 2.67
Friday 2.69
Saturday 2.67
Sunday 2.71

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 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)
8am 19 115 5 140
9am 17 113 4 135
6pm 19 112 5 138
8pm 17 116 6 139
7pm 21 111 5 139
3pm 19 112 5 137
1pm 17 105 9 138
10am 24 110 5 140
12pm 18 115 5 140
2pm 17 111 5 135
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.