Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) – Midland (MAF)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
497 km
309 mi · 268 nm
Flight time
1 h 17 min / 1 h 21 min
Average gate to gate: DFW → MAF / back
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
114 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (67 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
320,332
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −5.9%
Flights / week
109
Both directions, average
Seats filled
79%
407,722 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
3
MQ, OO, OH

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

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

The way there

Heading from DFW
259°
Heading from MAF
76°
Halfway point
32.45, -99.63
Great-circle km
496 km (sphere, for EU261)
In the air DFW → MAF
52 min
In the air MAF → DFW
53 min
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: October 2025: 31,788 passengers
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Month Passengers
Aug 202531,554
Sep 202531,065
Oct 202531,788
Nov 202525,956
Dec 202527,380
Jan 202621,197
Feb 202620,510
Mar 202622,345
Apr 202623,553
May 202626,339
Jun 202629,739
Jul 202628,906
Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: August 2025: 556 flights
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Month Flights
Aug 2025556
Sep 2025534
Oct 2025552
Nov 2025461
Dec 2025478
Jan 2026377
Feb 2026358
Mar 2026424
Apr 2026449
May 2026474
Jun 2026520
Jul 2026495

Airlines flying DFW–MAF nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
MQEnvoy Air65
63%
OOSkyWest Airlines29
23%
OHPSA Airlines15
14%

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

  • Embraer ERJ-175 · 2,859 flights
  • Canadair RJ-700 · 1,693 flights
  • Canadair CRJ 900 · 614 flights
  • Embraer-Emb-170 · 508 flights
  • Boeing 737-800 · 2 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 1 flight
  • Boeing B737 Max 800 · 1 flight

Also carried: 10 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Punctuality

On time
81.9%
Arrived within 15 min of schedule
Average delay
16 min
Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
Cancelled
3%
Flights counted
5,844
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Airline On time Average delay
MQEnvoy Air84%11 min
OOSkyWest Airlines79.6%20 min
OHPSA Airlines77%28 min

Delay minutes by cause: airline 32% · aircraft arriving late 37% · air traffic system 11% · weather 20% · 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
$298
One way, all cabins
Average over a year
$278
Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
Largest airline
American Airlines
98% of passengers · $298
Lowest-fare airline
American Airlines
98% of passengers · $298

History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $270 · Q3 2025 $266 · Q4 2025 $281 · Q1 2026 $298).

Fare outlook, Q1 2027: about $297, likely $253–$344

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 7.7%). 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: Q1, typically 4% 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: 496 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.

More routes from DFW

Route Distance Passengers / year
DFW → ATL1,177 km 1,929,257
DFW → ORD1,290 km 1,916,312
DFW → LAX1,987 km 1,914,491
DFW → DEN1,032 km 1,745,260
DFW → LGA2,235 km 1,726,005
DFW → PHX1,396 km 1,648,391
DFW → LAS1,698 km 1,630,211
DFW → MCO1,585 km 1,605,592
DFW → SEA2,671 km 1,577,921
DFW → MIA1,804 km 1,512,657

More routes from MAF

Route Distance Passengers / year
MAF → IAH690 km 289,649
MAF → HOU710 km 243,181
MAF → DAL514 km 228,575
MAF → DEN906 km 162,080
MAF → AUS474 km 77,759
MAF → LAS1,280 km 75,981
MAF → PHX934 km 33,860
MAF → ELP395 km 1,525
MAF → YYC2,340 km 1,191
MAF → SAT446 km 599

Questions

Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and Midland (MAF) are 497 km (309 miles, 268 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.