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

Average Timeline

Leaves OAK Oakland, CA 2 minutes early.
10 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 57 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Oakland to Dallas Fort Worth is 3 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 57 minutes.

The flight distance from Oakland to Dallas Fort Worth is 1457 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Dallas Fort Worth to Oakland
3 hours, 39 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
3h 19m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

3

Distance

1457 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND0102030

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Spirit
3

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Oakland from Dallas Fort Worth by plane?

The distance from Oakland to Dallas Fort Worth by plane is 1457 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

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

The flight time from Oakland to Dallas Fort Worth is 3 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 57 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Oakland to Dallas Fort Worth?

Spirit is the only airline with direct flights from Oakland to Dallas Fort Worth.

Does Southwest fly from Oakland to Dallas Fort Worth?

Southwest does not fly from Oakland (OAK) 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 Oakland 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 10 minutes
In the Air 177 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives Dallas Fort Worth 9 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 Oakland 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
Spirit 78% 20% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Oakland 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 10 177 10 199

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
12pm 0.03
6pm 0.16
8pm 0.03
4pm 0.08
7am 0.02
2pm 0.02
11am 0
7pm 0.18

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Oakland 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 0
February 0
March 0
April 0
May 27
June 30
July 31
August 31
September 30
October 31
November 14
December 0

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Oakland 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 0.54
Tuesday 0.54
Wednesday 0.52
Thursday 0.52
Friday 0.54
Saturday 0.54
Sunday 0.54

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
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)
12pm 10 181 10 202
6pm 10 176 10 198
8pm 10 173 9 193
4pm 11 182 12 206
7am 13 175 11 203
2pm 11 173 12 207
11am 12 168 8 188
7pm 10 177 9 197
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.