LAX → DFWLos Angeles to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 117 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 45% of the last 11 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. 4 of the 11 tracked flights were cancelled. 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 Los Angeles and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 15 November 2026 at 06:33 UTC.

Today, LAX → DFW

Sat 14 Nov · local times
  1. 15:12 AA2004American Left 15:35 +23 Landed 20:22 −6
  2. 15:38 F92564Frontier Left 15:51 +13 Landed 20:54 −14
  3. 17:00 DL420Delta Air Lines Left 17:34 +34 Landed 22:09 +9
  4. 18:49 AA447American Cancelled ·
  5. 23:58 AA1660American Cancelled ·
  6. · AA1681 Departed Landed 18:05 +21
  7. · AA1766 Cancelled ·
  8. · AA2320 Departed Landed 11:12 −3
  9. · AA2890 Departed Landed 13:53 +35
  10. · AA387 Departed Landed 16:15 −1

Checked LAX board 22:33 · DFW board 00:24

LAX Los Angeles heavy · +42
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth disrupted · +63
1,983 km · ~3h 03m est.
dep bank 00:03–23:58117x weekly
Runs rough · 4 airlines · 117x weekly · nonstop
45% on time

of the last 11 tracked LAX → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −1 min. 4 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−1 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~3h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures117x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled36.4%recent route rate · 4 of 11

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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American AirlinesDelta Air LinesFrontier AirlinesQatar Airways

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 AirlinesAA33% on time

Flights AA842 00:55 daily · AA2320 06:00 daily · AA661 07:00 daily · AA2890 08:00 daily

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL521 varies daily · DL420 varies daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F94964 00:03 daily · F92564 15:38 daily

Qatar AirwaysQR

Flights QR8178 varies Mo

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14AA1660cancelledCNX
11-14AA1681arrived+21
11-14AA1766cancelledCNX
11-14AA2004dep +23 → arr−6
11-14AA2320arrived−3
11-14AA2890arrived+35
11-14AA387arrived−1
11-14AA447cancelledCNX
11-14DL420dep +34 → arr+9
11-14F92564dep +13 → arr−14
11-13AA1660cancelledCNX

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
LAXLos Angeles +42 min heavy 🌤 clear · E 4 kt Full LAX delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +63 min disrupted 🌤 overcast · E 7 kt Full DFW 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 Los Angeles to Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LAX to DFW 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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LAX to DFW questions

Is LAX–DFW running on time right now?

High disruption likely. The arrival side at DFW is the weaker end, route health score 30/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LAX–DFW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:03 and evening departures around 17:42 from LAX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DFW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from LAX to DFW?

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 LAX–DFW fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 117 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.