The flight time from Madison to Dallas Fort Worth is 2 hours, 26 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MSN Madison, WI 1 minute early.
13 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 56 minutes in the air
13 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX 1 minute early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
73%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Madison to Dallas Fort Worth is 2 hours, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 56 minutes.

The flight distance from Madison to Dallas Fort Worth is 821 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Dallas Fort Worth to Madison
2 hours, 9 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
2h 26m
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

20

Distance

821 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
20

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Madison from Dallas Fort Worth by plane?

The distance from Madison to Dallas Fort Worth by plane is 821 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

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

The flight time from Madison to Dallas Fort Worth is 2 hours, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 56 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Madison to Dallas Fort Worth?

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

Does Southwest fly from Madison to Dallas Fort Worth?

Southwest does not fly from Madison (MSN) 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 Madison 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 116 minutes
Taxiing In 13 minutes
Arrives Dallas Fort Worth 1 minute 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 Madison to Dallas Fort Worth, American is 73% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 73% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 73% 25% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Madison 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)
American 13 116 13 146

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
2pm 0.04
6am 0.8
4pm 0.1
5pm 0.55
12pm 0.17
7pm 0.21
5am 0.16
11am 0.56
7am 0
1pm 0.25

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Madison 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 82
February 79
March 92
April 87
May 94
June 89
July 92
August 93
September 90
October 89
November 86
December 89

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Madison 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 3.06
Tuesday 2.87
Wednesday 2.87
Thursday 2.9
Friday 3
Saturday 2.71
Sunday 3.02

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 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)
2pm 12 121 12 147
6am 14 120 14 150
4pm 12 119 14 155
5pm 12 112 15 142
12pm 12 117 12 142
7pm 13 119 13 145
5am 14 117 13 148
11am 13 113 13 141
7am 12 124 8 144
1pm 12 120 14 148
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.