How long is the flight from DFW to EWR?

Scheduled flights took on average 3 h 23 min from DFW to EWR and 3 h 52 min from EWR to DFW, gate to gate (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, US BTS). Winds make one direction faster.

Which airlines fly nonstop between DFW and EWR?

United Air Lines, American Airlines, Spirit Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Republic Airline flew the route in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, with 133 flights a week in both directions together.

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

New York is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth.

How much EU261 compensation is a delay on DFW–EWR 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 Dallas-Fort Worth to New York?

Passengers paid $253 on average per one-way trip in Q1 2026, all cabins, taxes included (US DOT). For Q1 2027 we expect about $258, likely $229–$294: an estimate, not a price you can book. Q1 is usually the cheapest quarter on this route.

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

About 277 kg CO2e per economy passenger one way, including the extra warming effect of flying high (164 kg without it), using the UK government's 2026 conversion factors.

Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) – New York (EWR)

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

Distance: 2,208 km; 1,372 mi · 1,192 nm
Flight time: 3 h 23 min / 3 h 52 min; Average gate to gate: DFW → EWR / back
Time difference: 1 h
CO2 per passenger: 277 kg; One way, economy, incl. RF (164 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year: 984,248; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +4.4%
Flights / week: 133; Both directions, average
Seats filled: 86%; 1,148,693 seats a year
Airlines nonstop: 5; UA, AA, NK

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 DFW: 60°
Heading from EWR: 254°
Halfway point: 37.35, -86.19
Great-circle km: 2,205 km (sphere, for EU261)
In the air DFW → EWR: 2 h 54 min
In the air EWR → DFW: 3 h 15 min
Clocks: New York is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 94,115 passengers

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Month	Passengers
Aug 2025	76,784
Sep 2025	77,727
Oct 2025	86,398
Nov 2025	79,287
Dec 2025	87,767
Jan 2026	68,519
Feb 2026	68,855
Mar 2026	83,678
Apr 2026	78,266
May 2026	90,027
Jun 2026	92,825
Jul 2026	94,115

Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: June 2026: 618 flights

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Month	Flights
Aug 2025	553
Sep 2025	564
Oct 2025	602
Nov 2025	599
Dec 2025	585
Jan 2026	529
Feb 2026	515
Mar 2026	593
Apr 2026	565
May 2026	595
Jun 2026	618
Jul 2026	613

Airlines flying DFW–EWR nonstop

Airline	Flights / week	Passengers / year	Share of passengers
UAUnited Air Lines	67	434,990	44%
AAAmerican Airlines	53	425,104	43%
NKSpirit Air Lines	9.5	88,299	9%
F9Frontier Airlines	3.3	32,216	3%
YXRepublic Airline	1.0	3,639	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

Boeing 737-800 · 2,220 flights
Airbus Industrie A319 · 860 flights
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 778 flights
Boeing 737-900ER · 705 flights
Boeing B737 Max 800 · 676 flights
Boeing B737 Max 900 · 525 flights
Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 443 flights
Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 396 flights

Also carried: 600 tonnes of freight and 425 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Punctuality

On time: 75.3%; Arrived within 15 min of schedule
Average delay: 22 min; Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
Cancelled: 3.3%
Flights counted: 7,208; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Airline	On time	Average delay	Cancelled	Flights
UAUnited Air Lines	78.7%	18 min	2.7%	3,580
AAAmerican Airlines	72.4%	24 min	3.9%	2,878
NKSpirit Air Lines	67%	25 min	4.6%	518
F9Frontier Airlines	76.8%	39 min	1.7%	174
YXRepublic Airline	74.1%	43 min	3.4%	58

Delay minutes by cause: airline 24% · aircraft arriving late 39% · air traffic system 30% · weather 6% · 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: $253; One way, all cabins
Average over a year: $257; Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
Largest airline: United Air Lines; 46% of passengers · $296
Lowest-fare airline: Spirit Air Lines; 16% of passengers · $105

History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $258 · Q3 2025 $246 · Q4 2025 $269 · Q1 2026 $253).

Fare outlook, Q1 2027: about $258, likely $229–$294

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 86% of the time over 21 quarters (median error 5.3%). 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: Q1, 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: 2,205 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 Dallas-Fort Worth and New York

	JFK	EWR	LGA
DFW	2,239	2,208	2,235

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

More routes from DFW

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
DFW → ATL	Atlanta, United States	1,177 km	1,929,257
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

More routes from EWR

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
EWR → MCO	Orlando, United States	1,508 km	1,946,092
EWR → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	3,950 km	1,791,699
EWR → SFO	San Francisco, United States	4,128 km	1,752,123
EWR → ATL	Atlanta, United States	1,200 km	1,749,835
EWR → ORD	Chicago, United States	1,157 km	1,731,402
EWR → FLL	Fort Lauderdale, United States	1,713 km	1,376,885
EWR → MIA	Miami, United States	1,746 km	1,160,582
EWR → IAH	Houston, United States	2,252 km	1,135,261
EWR → DEN	Denver, United States	2,583 km	1,059,062
EWR → LHR	London, United Kingdom	5,577 km	974,748

Questions

Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and New York (EWR) are 2,208 km (1,372 miles, 1,192 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.