The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Newark is 3 hours, 19 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX 1 minute early.
17 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 51 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives EWR Newark, NJ 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
84%
United
79%
American
74%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Newark is 3 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 51 minutes.

The flight distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Newark is 1372 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Newark to Dallas Fort Worth
3 hours, 47 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
3h 18m
United
3h 19m
Spirit
3h 26m
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

72

Distance

1372 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
36
American
32
Spirit
4

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Dallas Fort Worth from Newark by plane?

The distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Newark by plane is 1372 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 Newark?

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Newark is 3 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 51 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 3 hours, 18 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 3 hours, 26 minutes.

What airlines fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Newark?

American, Spirit, and United are the airlines with direct flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Newark.

Does Southwest fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Newark?

Southwest does not fly from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) to Newark (EWR). 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 early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 171 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Newark 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 Newark, Spirit is 84% reliable, which means that Spirit flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Spirit 84% 15% 1%
United 79% 17% 4%
American 74% 24% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Dallas Fort Worth and Newark, 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 16 171 9 198
United 17 170 9 199
Spirit 20 174 9 206

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 1.1
12pm 0.14
11am 0.82
2pm 0.99
6pm 0.74
1pm 0.57
5am 0.05
3pm 0.25
8pm 0.01
9am 0.15
10am 0.91
4pm 0.39
5pm 0.55
7am 1.07
6am 0.99
7pm 1.27

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Newark 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 286
February 291
March 334
April 322
May 353
June 331
July 337
August 332
September 293
October 308
November 305
December 272

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Newark 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 10.63
Tuesday 10.65
Wednesday 10.85
Thursday 10.65
Friday 10.48
Saturday 9.52
Sunday 9.6

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
United 1
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)
8am 19 169 9 199
12pm 16 167 8 194
11am 15 171 8 197
2pm 16 174 10 203
6pm 17 166 8 194
1pm 15 171 9 197
5am 16 164 7 189
3pm 18 178 10 208
8pm 14 158 8 180
9am 15 170 7 194
10am 18 174 9 203
4pm 17 172 10 203
5pm 16 169 10 197
7am 17 174 8 200
6am 16 168 9 194
7pm 20 168 8 198
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.