The flight time from Los Angeles to Dallas is 2 hours, 57 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAX Los Angeles, CA 1 minute late.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 34 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DAL Dallas, TX 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
82%
Southwest
80%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Los Angeles to Dallas is 2 hours, 57 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 34 minutes.

The flight distance from Los Angeles to Dallas is 1246 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Dallas to Los Angeles
3 hours, 12 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 55m
Delta
3h 1m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

41

Distance

1246 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
30
Delta
10

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Los Angeles from Dallas by plane?

The distance from Los Angeles to Dallas by plane is 1246 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Dallas?

The flight time from Los Angeles to Dallas is 2 hours, 57 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 34 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 55 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 3 hours, 1 minute.

What airlines fly from Los Angeles to Dallas?

Southwest and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Los Angeles to Dallas.

Does Southwest fly from Los Angeles to Dallas?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Dallas (DAL). On average, they have 30 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 Los Angeles 1 minute late
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 154 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 Los Angeles to Dallas, Southwest is 80% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 80% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 82% 17% 1%
Southwest 80% 19% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Los Angeles 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 13 154 4 175
Delta 15 156 6 181

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
11am 0.42
9am 0.12
1pm 0.06
6am 0.02
12pm 0.43
10am 0.35
8am 0.64
4pm 0.36
5pm 0.84
3pm 0.22
2pm 0.29
6pm 0.54
7am 0.62
5am 0.97

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 119
February 108
March 120
April 128
May 141
June 208
July 224
August 234
September 216
October 227
November 223
December 218

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 6.33
Tuesday 6.27
Wednesday 6.29
Thursday 6.33
Friday 6.35
Saturday 4.33
Sunday 5.77

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 1
Delta 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)
11am 18 157 4 181
9am 14 152 4 172
1pm 15 154 5 176
6am 11 154 4 171
12pm 12 158 5 179
10am 16 155 4 176
8am 17 156 4 180
4pm 12 154 5 173
5pm 14 155 5 177
3pm 10 153 4 171
2pm 10 153 4 173
6pm 11 150 5 170
7am 14 155 5 178
5am 16 153 4 175
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.