The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Los Angeles is 3 hours, 16 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX 1 minute late.
17 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 47 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAX Los Angeles, CA 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
84%
Spirit
77%
American
73%
Frontier
54%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Los Angeles is 3 hours, 16 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 47 minutes.

The flight distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Los Angeles is 1235 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Los Angeles to Dallas Fort Worth
2 hours, 59 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
3h 15m
Spirit
3h 17m
Delta
3h 18m
Frontier
3h 23m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

134

Distance

1235 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun05101520

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
95
Spirit
22
Delta
13
Frontier
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Dallas Fort Worth from Los Angeles by plane?

The distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Los Angeles by plane is 1235 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 Los Angeles?

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Los Angeles is 3 hours, 16 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 47 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 3 hours, 15 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 23 minutes.

What airlines fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Los Angeles?

Spirit, American, Frontier, and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Los Angeles.

Does Southwest fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Los Angeles?

Southwest does not fly from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) to Los Angeles (LAX). 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 1 minute late
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 167 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Los Angeles 2 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 Los Angeles, Frontier is 54% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 54% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 84% 15% 1%
Spirit 77% 23% 0%
American 73% 26% 1%
Frontier 54% 42% 4%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Dallas Fort Worth and Los Angeles, 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 17 167 8 195
Spirit 18 170 7 197
Delta 18 168 11 198
Frontier 20 165 13 203

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
8pm 1.25
8am 1.06
7am 0.99
3pm 1.49
5am 0.06
1pm 0.34
6pm 1.26
7pm 1.13
9pm 0.82
11am 0.89
5pm 1
9am 1.05
6am 1.87
12pm 1.08
11pm 0.01
4pm 1.69
10pm 0.98
2pm 1.01
10am 0.88

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Los Angeles 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 551
February 503
March 552
April 584
May 652
June 602
July 634
August 600
September 556
October 600
November 553
December 590

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Los Angeles 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 19.5
Tuesday 19.1
Wednesday 19.23
Thursday 19.23
Friday 19.54
Saturday 18.56
Sunday 19.02

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 2
Spirit 0
Delta 0
Frontier 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)
8pm 18 165 13 200
8am 23 167 9 203
7am 18 168 9 197
3pm 16 169 7 193
5am 17 167 9 194
1pm 16 161 7 188
6pm 17 167 9 196
7pm 20 167 9 198
9pm 18 167 11 200
11am 18 165 7 193
5pm 18 166 7 192
9am 16 169 9 196
6am 17 167 10 196
12pm 18 171 7 197
11pm 17 171 11 209
4pm 17 167 8 193
10pm 18 168 9 197
2pm 14 169 6 193
10am 21 169 8 202
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.