How long is the flight from ATL to DFW?

Scheduled flights took on average 2 h 25 min from ATL to DFW and 2 h 6 min from DFW to ATL, gate to gate (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, US BTS). Winds make one direction faster.

Which airlines fly nonstop between ATL and DFW?

Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Air Lines, Envoy Air, PSA Airlines flew the route in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, with 250 flights a week in both directions together.

What is the time difference between Atlanta and Dallas-Fort Worth?

Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Atlanta.

How much EU261 compensation is a delay on ATL–DFW worth?

Neither EU261 nor UK261 applies: the route neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK.

How much is a flight from Atlanta to Dallas-Fort Worth?

Passengers paid $238 on average per one-way trip in Q1 2026, all cabins, taxes included (US DOT). For Q1 2027 we expect about $243, likely $215–$277: an estimate, not a price you can book. Q3 is usually the cheapest quarter on this route.

How much CO2 does a flight from ATL to DFW emit?

About 148 kg CO2e per economy passenger one way, including the extra warming effect of flying high (87 kg without it), using the UK government's 2026 conversion factors.

Atlanta (ATL) – Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.

Distance: 1,177 km; 731 mi · 636 nm
Flight time: 2 h 25 min / 2 h 6 min; Average gate to gate: ATL → DFW / back
Time difference: 1 h
CO2 per passenger: 148 kg; One way, economy, incl. RF (87 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year: 1,929,257; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +0.2%
Flights / week: 250; Both directions, average
Seats filled: 81%; 2,395,169 seats a year
Airlines nonstop: 6; DL, AA, F9

Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from ATL: 269°
Heading from DFW: 83°
Halfway point: 33.43, -90.76
Great-circle km: 1,175 km (sphere, for EU261)
In the air ATL → DFW: 1 h 53 min
In the air DFW → ATL: 1 h 37 min
Clocks: Dallas-Fort Worth is 1 h behind Atlanta

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 178,413 passengers

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Month	Passengers
Aug 2025	157,796
Sep 2025	156,750
Oct 2025	176,513
Nov 2025	158,142
Dec 2025	164,265
Jan 2026	134,392
Feb 2026	141,944
Mar 2026	167,783
Apr 2026	163,156
May 2026	167,764
Jun 2026	162,339
Jul 2026	178,413

Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: March 2026: 1,144 flights

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Month	Flights
Aug 2025	1,081
Sep 2025	1,078
Oct 2025	1,142
Nov 2025	1,079
Dec 2025	1,125
Jan 2026	1,004
Feb 2026	994
Mar 2026	1,144
Apr 2026	1,115
May 2026	1,084
Jun 2026	1,031
Jul 2026	1,143

Airlines flying ATL–DFW nonstop

Airline	Flights / week	Passengers / year	Share of passengers
DLDelta Air Lines	105	797,360	41%
AAAmerican Airlines	98	697,035	36%
F9Frontier Airlines	34	341,812	18%
NKSpirit Air Lines	10	81,465	4%
MQEnvoy Air	3.0	9,323	0%
OHPSA Airlines	0.6	1,878	0%

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources

Aircraft on this route

Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 6,301 flights
Boeing 737-800 · 2,769 flights
Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 1,737 flights
Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 1,114 flights
Airbus Industrie A320-200n · 510 flights
Airbus Industrie A319 · 213 flights
Boeing B737 Max 800 · 173 flights
Embraer ERJ-175 · 151 flights

Also carried: 1,125 tonnes of freight and 218 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Punctuality

On time: 74.6%; Arrived within 15 min of schedule
Average delay: 21 min; Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
Cancelled: 2.6%
Flights counted: 13,379; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Airline	On time	Average delay	Cancelled	Flights
DLDelta Air Lines	79.2%	15 min	2.5%	5,581
AAAmerican Airlines	73.6%	24 min	2.9%	5,258
F9Frontier Airlines	62.9%	30 min	1.7%	1,813
NKSpirit Air Lines	74.9%	20 min	3.2%	536
MQEnvoy Air	80.5%	11 min	2.5%	160
OHPSA Airlines	65.5%	59 min	6.5%	31

Delay minutes by cause: airline 32% · aircraft arriving late 44% · air traffic system 19% · weather 5% · security 0%.

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources

What passengers paid

Average fare, Q1 2026: $238; One way, all cabins
Average over a year: $222; Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
Largest airline: American Airlines; 37% of passengers · $264
Lowest-fare airline: Frontier Airlines; 21% of passengers · $107

History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $224 · Q3 2025 $203 · Q4 2025 $222 · Q1 2026 $238).

Fare outlook, Q1 2027: about $243, likely $215–$277

The average fare paid we expect a year after Q1 2026, the newest DOT quarter. On this route, past forecasts made this way fell inside the range 76% of the time over 21 quarters (median error 5.7%). An estimate from US DOT data: not a price you can book, not a guarantee, not advice on when to buy. How the outlook works

Cheapest quarter on this route: Q3, typically 3% below the year's average (9 years of DOT data, without 2020–21).

U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report, Table 1a (airline ticket sample, US domestic airport pairs). Sources

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,175 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Atlanta and Dallas-Fort Worth

	DFW
ATL	1,177
PDK	1,189

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Atlanta airports

More routes from ATL

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
ATL → MCO	Orlando, United States	650 km	2,697,788
ATL → FLL	Fort Lauderdale, United States	934 km	2,312,293
ATL → LGA	New York, United States	1,226 km	2,179,981
ATL → TPA	Tampa, United States	653 km	1,981,868
ATL → MIA	Miami, United States	957 km	1,901,419
ATL → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	3,133 km	1,783,358
ATL → EWR	New York, United States	1,200 km	1,749,835
ATL → DEN	Denver, United States	1,930 km	1,697,204
ATL → LAS	Las Vegas, United States	2,811 km	1,626,779
ATL → ORD	Chicago, United States	975 km	1,591,889

More routes from DFW

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
DFW → ORD	Chicago, United States	1,290 km	1,916,312
DFW → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	1,987 km	1,914,491
DFW → DEN	Denver, United States	1,032 km	1,745,260
DFW → LGA	New York, United States	2,235 km	1,726,005
DFW → PHX	Phoenix, United States	1,396 km	1,648,391
DFW → LAS	Las Vegas, United States	1,698 km	1,630,211
DFW → MCO	Orlando, United States	1,585 km	1,605,592
DFW → SEA	Seattle, United States	2,671 km	1,577,921
DFW → MIA	Miami, United States	1,804 km	1,512,657
DFW → SFO	San Francisco, United States	2,357 km	1,313,229

Questions

Atlanta (ATL) and Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) are 1,177 km (731 miles, 636 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.