PHL → DFWPhiladelphia to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 65 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 84% of the last 19 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 19 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,093 km, an estimated 3 hours 11 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Philadelphia and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 1 November 2026 at 18:24 UTC.

Today, PHL → DFW

Sun 1 Nov · local times
AA769154 min late

The PHL board at 12:28 shows departure at 15:08 instead of 12:34, gate A9 (TA).

Later cancelled
1.8%of 17,354 past AA flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
AA1184 15:14AA · then AA1787 16:46, AA3010 17:30
  1. 05:00 AA1791 Departed Landed 08:04 +14
  2. 06:00 F93985 Departed Landed 08:50 +3
  3. 07:00 AA2759 Departed Landed 09:25 −35
  4. 08:24 AA3031 Departed Landed 10:52 −35
  5. 10:50 AA3211 Sched 10:50Departure not confirmed by the board DFW est. 13:21sched 13:45
  6. 12:34 AA769 Est. 15:08 +154Gate A9 · TA ·
  7. 15:14 AA1184 On scheduleGate C30 · TC DFW 18:10scheduled
  8. 16:46 AA1787 On scheduleGate A22 · TA DFW 19:40scheduled
  9. 17:30 AA3010 On scheduleGate B9 · TB DFW 20:26scheduled
  10. 20:05 AA3052 Est. 20:07Gate A7 · TA DFW est. 22:59sched 22:57

Checked PHL board 12:28 · DFW board 12:24

PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +13
2,093 km · ~3h 11m est.
dep bank 09:00–21:3965x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 65x weekly · nonstop
84% on time

of the last 19 tracked PHL → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 19 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 19 arrivals
Flight time~3h 11mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures65x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 19

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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American AirlinesFrontier 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 AirlinesAA82% on time

Flights AA1751 varies daily · AA583 11:06 daily · AA1830 varies daily · AA1749 14:00 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93985 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01AA1791arrived+14
11-01AA2759arrived−35
11-01AA3031arrived−35
11-01F93985arrived+3
10-31AA1749dep +40 → arr+21
10-31AA1751dep +117 → arr+109
10-31AA1830dep −5 → arr−42
10-31AA2533dep +6 → arr−1
10-31AA3326dep −10 → arr−31
10-31AA361dep −4 → arr−23
10-31AA583dep −9 → arr−38
10-31AA629dep −1 → arr−29
10-31F93985dep −9 → arr+6
10-30AA1749arrived−27
10-30AA1751arrived−6
10-30AA2533arrived+153
10-30AA3326arrived−8
10-30AA361arrived−12
10-30AA583arrived+1

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
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 0 kt Full PHL delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +13 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · 5 kt Full DFW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at PHL: a 35% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Philadelphia to Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

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

Is PHL–DFW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at DFW is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PHL–DFW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:06 from PHL. 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 PHL to DFW?

Great-circle distance is 2,093 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 178–209 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHL–DFW fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 65 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.