The flight time from Los Angeles to Dallas Fort Worth is 2 hours, 58 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAX Los Angeles, CA 1 minute early.
16 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 31 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
83%
Delta
80%
Spirit
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Los Angeles to Dallas Fort Worth is 2 hours, 58 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 31 minutes.

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

Reverse Journey

Dallas Fort Worth to Los Angeles
3 hours, 15 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
2h 54m
American
2h 58m
Delta
2h 58m
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

127

Distance

1235 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
90
Spirit
23
Delta
13

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The distance from Los Angeles to Dallas Fort Worth 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 Los Angeles to Dallas Fort Worth?

The flight time from Los Angeles to Dallas Fort Worth is 2 hours, 58 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 31 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 2 hours, 54 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 58 minutes.

What airlines fly from Los Angeles to Dallas Fort Worth?

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

Does Southwest fly from Los Angeles to Dallas Fort Worth?

Southwest does not fly from Los Angeles (LAX) 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 Los Angeles 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 151 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives Dallas Fort Worth 7 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 Fort Worth, Spirit is 78% reliable, which means that Spirit flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 83% 16% 1%
Delta 80% 17% 3%
Spirit 78% 20% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Los Angeles 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 13 149 10 174
American 16 151 10 178
Delta 16 151 9 178

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
5am 0.02
6pm 1.83
2pm 1.01
9am 1.31
7am 1.21
6am 1.05
11am 0.68
4pm 1.02
12pm 1.17
7pm 0.54
3pm 0.5
1am 0.66
8pm 0.02
0am 0.22
5pm 0.95
1pm 0.81
11pm 1.9
8am 1.59
10am 1.45

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 517
February 488
March 537
April 516
May 586
June 555
July 565
August 600
September 553
October 594
November 552
December 588

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 18.81
Tuesday 17.67
Wednesday 17.81
Thursday 18.33
Friday 18.85
Saturday 18.08
Sunday 18.37

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

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)
5am 12 147 31 191
6pm 14 150 8 174
2pm 15 153 13 181
9am 17 149 10 178
7am 16 152 11 179
6am 17 151 11 181
11am 16 150 11 178
4pm 15 152 11 180
12pm 15 154 12 183
7pm 14 150 8 173
3pm 15 149 9 174
1am 14 149 6 170
8pm 12 140 10 171
0am 14 152 6 174
5pm 15 151 9 177
1pm 15 152 12 182
11pm 16 146 7 171
8am 18 152 10 181
10am 16 152 11 180
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.