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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Los Angeles (LAX): 136 nonstop departures observed each week across 5 airlines. The median arrival is 8 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,983 km, an estimated 3 hours 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and Los Angeles. Updated 1 November 2026 at 20:59 UTC.

Today, DFW → LAX

Sun 1 Nov · local times
AA168759 min late

The DFW board at 14:59 shows departure at 16:15 instead of 15:16, gate B9 (TB).

Later cancelled
0.8%of 19,544 past AA flights whose board showed 40 to 70 min late
Still to leave today
DL521 16:05DL · then AA1759 16:27, AA530 17:45
Track AA1687 →
AA175931 min late

The DFW board at 14:59 shows departure at 16:58 instead of 16:27, gate C34 (TC).

Later cancelled
0.5%of 25,600 past AA flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
AA530 18:40AA · then AA854 18:46, AA487 20:09
Track AA1759 →
  1. 07:13 AA1639American Left 07:12 Landed 08:40 +2
  2. 07:25 DL439Delta Air Lines Left 07:12 Landed 08:58 +8
  3. 08:20 AA859American Left 10:45 +145 LAX est. 12:38 +168In the air · sched 09:50
  4. 09:40 AA1996American Left 12:58 +198 LAX est. 10:38In the air · sched 11:05
  5. 10:47 AA2793American Left 11:38 +51 LAX est. 13:01 +49In the air · sched 12:12
  6. 11:32 AA2968American Left 11:39 +7 LAX est. 12:57In the air · sched 13:00
  7. 13:05 AA2974American Left 13:28 +23 LAX est. 14:12In the air · sched 14:24
  8. 13:21 F94963Frontier Left 13:46 +25 LAX est. 14:20In the air · sched 14:53
  9. 15:16 AA1687 Est. 16:15 +59Gate B9 · TB ·
  10. 16:05 DL521 On scheduleGate E13 · TE ·
  11. 16:27 AA1759 Est. 16:58 +31Gate C34 · TC ·
  12. 17:45 AA530 Est. 18:40 +55Gate B14 · TB ·
  13. 18:46 AA854 On scheduleGate B7 · TB ·
  14. 20:09 AA487 On scheduleGate B16 · TB ·
  15. 21:35 AA1777 On scheduleGate A5 · TA ·
  16. 21:41 F93211 On scheduleGate E21 · TE ·
  17. 22:34 AA3120 On scheduleGate C14 · TC ·

Checked DFW board 14:59 · LAX board 10:33

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth disrupted · +73
LAX Los Angeles smooth · +0
1,983 km · ~3h 03m est.
dep bank 06:00–22:30136x weekly
Under pressure · 5 airlines · 136x weekly · nonstop
51 / 100

route health from live DFW and LAX delay boards

Median arrival delay is +8 min. 0 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+8 minacross the last 2 arrivals
Flight time~3h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures136x5 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 14

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesDelta Air LinesEmiratesFrontier Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA

Flights AA3303 06:00 daily · AA1043 07:13 daily · AA1996 08:50 daily · AA3273 09:30 daily

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL439 07:25 daily · DL521 16:05 daily · DL948 20:14 Mo Th Fr Su

EmiratesEK

Flights EK9963 19:45 We

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F94963 13:38 daily · F92273 17:30 Th Su · F93211 varies daily

Qatar AirwaysQR

Flights QR8177 14:40 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01AA1639dep −1 → arr+2
11-01AA1996departed+198
11-01AA2793departed+51
11-01AA2968departed+7
11-01AA2974departed+23
11-01AA859departed+145
11-01DL439dep −13 → arr+8
11-01F94963departed+25
10-31AA1275departed+0
10-31AA1504departed+5
10-31AA1669departed+0
10-31AA1996departed+66
10-31AA2043departed−3
10-31AA2125departed+0

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +73 min disrupted 🌤 mostly cloudy · ESE 9 kt Full DFW delay board →
LAXLos Angeles +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · W 29 kt Full LAX delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at LAX: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas-Fort Worth to Los Angeles route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DFW to LAX flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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DFW to LAX questions

Is DFW–LAX running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The departure side at DFW is the weaker end, route health score 51/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DFW–LAX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:30 from DFW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LAX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DFW to LAX?

Great-circle distance is 1,983 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 170–200 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DFW–LAX fly?

5 carriers operate this route, around 136 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.