LGA → DFWNew York to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from New York (LGA) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 127 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 17% of the last 12 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 65 minutes late. 8 of the 20 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 2,231 km, an estimated 3 hours 22 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New York and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 14 November 2026 at 12:13 UTC.

Today, LGA → DFW

Sat 14 Nov · local times
AA547American Airlines215 min late

The LGA board at 06:59 shows departure at 12:35 instead of 09:00, gate 19 (TB).

Landing
15:47DFW board estimate · sched 12:11
Later cancelled
2%of 16,762 past American Airlines flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
AA952 10:15American Airlines · then DL869 12:29, AA3034 13:55
Track AA547 →
DL869Delta18 min late

The LGA board at 06:59 shows departure at 12:47 instead of 12:29, gate 78 (TC).

Landing
15:31DFW board estimate · sched 15:34
Still to leave today
AA3034 13:55American Airlines · then AA3159 16:41, DL873 17:15
Track DL869 →
  1. 06:00 AA1580American Airlines Left 06:14 +14 DFW est. 09:12In the air · sched 09:13
  2. 07:00 AA1987American Airlines On scheduleGate 22 · TB DFW est. 09:55sched 10:11
  3. 08:45 DL856Delta Cancelled ·
  4. 09:00 AA547American Airlines Est. 12:35 +215Gate 19 · TB DFW est. 15:47 +216sched 12:11
  5. 10:15 AA952American Airlines On scheduleGate 17 · TB DFW 13:28scheduled
  6. 12:29 DL869Delta Est. 12:47 +18Gate 78 · TC DFW est. 15:31sched 15:34
  7. 13:55 AA3034American Airlines On scheduleGate 12 · TB DFW 17:15scheduled
  8. 16:41 AA3159American Airlines On scheduleGate 19 · TB DFW 19:58scheduled
  9. 17:15 DL873Delta On scheduleGate 89B · TC DFW est. 20:07sched 20:23
  10. · AA3279American Airlines On schedule DFW 21:16scheduled

Checked LGA board 06:59 · DFW board 06:13

LGA New York smooth · +0
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth disrupted · +357
2,231 km · ~3h 22m est.
dep bank 06:00–20:30127x weekly
Runs rough · 4 airlines · 127x weekly · nonstop
17% on time

of the last 12 tracked LGA → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +65 min. 8 of 20 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+65 minacross the last 4 arrivals
Flight time~3h 22mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures127x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled40.0%recent route rate · 8 of 20

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesDelta Air LinesFrontier AirlinesQantas 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 AirlinesAA22% on time

Flights AA1580 06:00 daily · AA1987 06:59 daily · AA547 08:30 daily · AA952 10:15 daily

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL873 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · DL856 varies daily · DL869 12:29 daily · DL846 15:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93423 20:30 daily

Qantas AirwaysQF

Flights QF4566 varies Tu Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14AA1580departed+14
11-14DL856cancelledCNX
11-13AA1580dep +18 → arr−13
11-13AA1987dep +90 → arr+65
11-13AA2847dep +10 → arr−39
11-13AA2857departed+0
11-13AA3034dep −4 → arr+209
11-13AA3159cancelledCNX
11-13AA3279cancelledCNX
11-13AA3284cancelledCNX
11-13AA366departed−3
11-13AA547departed+1
11-13AA803cancelledCNX
11-13AA836cancelledCNX
11-13AA952departed+31
11-13DL352cancelledCNX
11-13DL846cancelledCNX
11-13DL856departed+4
11-13DL869departed−1
11-13DL873departed−2

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
LGANew York +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNW 10 kt Full LGA delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +357 min disrupted 🌤 mostly cloudy · ESE 8 kt Full DFW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at LGA and DFW: a 33% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +3 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the New York to Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

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

Is LGA–DFW running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The arrival side at DFW is the weaker end, route health score 50/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LGA–DFW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:08 from LGA. 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 LGA to DFW?

Great-circle distance is 2,231 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 187–221 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LGA–DFW fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 127 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.