Dallas Fort Worth11:18·25°C·#179/327

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3 min early

Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) airport average departure delay right now

Departures 3 min early, arrivals 14 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: 90% of the 519 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running 3 min early and arrivals 14 min early. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 29 October 2026 at 15:03 UTC.

Departures242 timed

On time84%204

Delayed16%38

typical now 3 min early

Arrivals277 timed

On time93%258

Delayed7%19

typical now 14 min early

On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗

~~10:46~~ 11:37AA1658ELP El Paso · gate D29+51 min

~~10:57~~ 11:44AA2544TYS Knoxville/Maryville · gate A35+47 min

~~11:02~~ 11:17AA2359DEN Denver · gate B12+15 min

~~11:05~~ 11:37AA3168MTJ Montrose · gate B9+32 min

~~11:10~~ 12:01AA2817MID Mérida · gate B18+51 min

11:10AA947CHS Charleston · gate B5on time

11:11AA717SEA Seattle · gate B11on time

11:12AA4123GJT Grand Junction · gate B42on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +29. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗

~~08:34~~ 12:45AA2527BOS from Boston+251 min

~~08:40~~ 11:40AA6221COS from Colorado Springs+180 min

~~09:14~~ 11:27AA3173HSV from Huntsville+133 min

~~09:18~~ 12:10AA1067AUS from Austin+172 min

~~09:38~~ 19:25AA2560VPS from Valparaiso+587 min

~~10:25~~ 14:21AA3024SJU from San Juan+236 min

Running late right now43 of 1444 still on the board · 3.0%

+587

AA2560 from Valparaiso · arr 19:25

Flights this late at DFW still cancel only 0.1% of the time.

+272

AA1667 from Seattle · arr 18:04

Typical claw-back on this sector is ~28 min.

+251

AA2527 from Boston · arr 12:45

Typical claw-back on this sector is ~28 min.

+236

AA3024 from San Juan · arr 14:21

Typical claw-back on this sector is ~34 min.

In the air to DFWlive positions · 3-min feed

141aircraft inbound · next to land AA484 from Spokane, lands ~11:19

AA484Spokane

on final · ~11:19

AA701Boston

on final · ~11:19

AA1482Las Vegas

on final · ~11:20

AA2669Baltimore

on final · ~11:20

Positions as of 11:13 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Why7 kt SSE winds, Overcast at 25,000 ft. 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 ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Dallas Fort Worth

Forecast

Fri 30 Oct, local date

High22°Clikely 21°C to 23°C

Low19°Clikely 17°C to 20°C

Outlook: about usual

Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late: 12%usually 10%

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 1,030 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 21st worst day of the last 30. Median day: +3 min departures.

Typical week here

MON

+-1

TUE

WED

+15

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+-1 min), heaviest on Thursday (+15 min).

Watch this airportfree · no account

One message when DFW crosses your line, one when it clears. Nothing else, ever.

Dallas Fort Worth airport delays today

DFW is running smoothly. A typical departure is currently 3 min early. Arrivals are 14 min early. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 12:00 (on time 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 3 min early, arrivals 14 min early. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. 90% of the 519 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

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

Winds SSE-160 at 7kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 25°C, Dew 19°C, Alt 30.16 inHg, Few clouds at 2000ft, Scattered clouds at 7000ft, Overcast layer at 25000ft. 25°C. wind 7 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 (+-1 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+15 min).

How often are flights delayed at DFW today?

We tracked 609 flights today: departures 3 min early, arrivals 14 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for DFW?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds SSE-160 at 9kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 4000ft, Broken layer at 25000ft.

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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.

Wind160° 7 kt

Visibility>10 km

Ceiling25,000 ft

Temp / dew25 / 19 °C

Pressure1021 hPa

KDFW 291553Z 16007KT 10SM FEW020 SCT070 OVC250 25/19 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP207 T02500194

10:00 to 17:00VFRWinds SSE-160 at 9kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 4000ft, Broken layer at 25000ft

17:00 to 00:00VFRWinds S-180 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Vicinity Showers, Overcast layer at 5000ft

00:00 to 13:00VFRWinds NE-040 at 4kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 6000ft, Overcast layer at 11000ft

Dep index

0.0/5Arr index

0.0/5

METAR 10:53 local · 25m ago · delay window 10:03 local · How these are computed → methodology