DFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
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Dallas Fort Worth11:43·32°C·#178/327
OPSSMOOTH WEATHERVFR TREND 2H▲ +15 MIN
on schedule

Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) airport departure delay right now

Departures on schedule, arrivals 13 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour
11:00today on time on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) delays today: 84% of the 571 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule and arrivals 13 min early, across 607 flights tracked so far today. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 5 September 2026 at 15:54 UTC.

Departures288 timed
On time77%223
Delayed23%65
typical now on schedule
Arrivals283 timed
On time90%254
Delayed10%29
typical now 13 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
08:40 13:00AA2255PHL Philadelphia · gate C24+260 min
09:36 12:40AA3305CVG Cincinnati / Covington · gate C34+184 min
10:25 14:03LF3552TBN Fort Leonard Wood · gate D7+218 min
10:36 12:40AA2922LGA New York · gate C38+124 min
10:40 14:30AA413SAT San Antonio · gate C39+230 min
10:56 12:00AA1814DRO Durango · gate B17+64 min
11:34AA3661ZCL Zacatecas · gate B42on time
11:35AA1871SLC Salt Lake City · gate D2on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +28. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
09:00 11:58AA2331CLE from Cleveland+178 min
09:10 13:21LF3691ELD from El Dorado+251 min
10:22 12:25AA6414GJT from Grand Junction+123 min
10:35 11:40AA1217RDU from Raleigh/Durham+65 min
11:00 12:00F94895CLE from Cleveland+60 min
11:14 12:06AA3301PWM from Portland+52 min
18:25AA239FCO from RomeCancelled
Running late right now82 of 1234 still on the board · 6.6%
+304
AA176 from Tokyo · arr 19:34
Flights this late at DFW still cancel only 0.1% of the time.
+260
AA2255 → Philadelphia · dep 13:00
A +260 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+251
LF3691 from El Dorado · arr 13:21
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~29 min.
+230
AA413 → San Antonio · dep 14:30
A +230 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
In the air to DFWlive positions · 3-min feed
127aircraft inbound · next to land AA1139 from Phoenix, lands ~11:44
AA1139Phoenix
on final · ~11:44
AA3301Portland
on final · ~11:45
AA794Austin
lands ~11:46
AS414Seattle
on final · ~11:46

Positions as of 11:39 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
CLECleveland+46m
CVGCincinnati / Covington+39m
CMHColumbus+16m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
LF+218m
Why0 kt N winds, Few clouds. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at DFW in our weather × delay record.
Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~29 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 8th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +3 min departures.

Typical week here
+18
MON
+12
TUE
+13
WED
+16
THU
+21
FRI
+14
SAT
+21
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+12 min), heaviest on Sunday (+21 min).

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Dallas Fort Worth airport delays today

DFW is running smoothly. A typical departure is currently on schedule, up 15 minutes over the last two hours. Arrivals are 13 min early. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 12:00 (+2 min expected).

Other Dallas–Fort Worth airports: DAL · Nearby gateways: DAL OKC AUS IAH TUL SAT · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Dallas Fort Worth

Is Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) delayed right now?

DFW is running smoothly. Departures on schedule, arrivals 13 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. 84% of the 571 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Dallas Fort Worth (DFW)?

Winds Calm, Vis 10sm, Temp 32°C, Dew 21°C, Alt 29.95 inHg, Few clouds at 5000ft, Few clouds at 25000ft. 32°C. wind 0 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+12 min). Sunday ran heaviest (+21 min).

How often are flights delayed at DFW today?

We tracked 607 flights today: departures on schedule, arrivals 13 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for DFW?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds S-180 at 8kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.
Wind0° 0 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew32 / 21 °C
Pressure1014 hPa
KDFW 051553Z 00000KT 10SM FEW050 FEW250 32/21 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP132 T03220206
10:00 to 13:00VFRWinds S-180 at 8kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
Dep index
0.0/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 10:53 local · 51m ago · delay window 10:54 local · How these are computed → methodology