Dallas
DAL · KDALDallas Love Field
Passengers a year
16.6M
#33 busiest in the U.S.
78
nonstop destinations
40
airlines
203
departures a day
77.5%
arrivals on time
1.4%
flights cancelled
76.0%
load factor
Airlines
Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Dallas, with 97% of all passengers. 40 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Southwest Airlines holds 97% of the airport — the most concentrated medium hub in the country. The nearest comparison is HOU at 95%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WN Southwest76% full | 96.8% | 16.1M | 78 | 77.3% | -0.5% |
DL Delta77% full | 2.0% | 339.1K | 1 | 84.4% | -4.8% |
XE JSX71% full | 0.9% | 144.6K | — | — | +26.4% |
37Q Eastern Air Express62% full | 0.1% | 14.3K | — | — | — |
G4 Allegiant75% full | 0.1% | 10.6K | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
78 nonstop destinations from Dallas, all domestic.
100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines · Delta Air Lines
287.9K287,893 departing · 69% full
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
230.6K230,620 departing · 64% full
Southwest Airlines
All nonstop destinations
78 nonstop · 2 airlines · 78 domestic / 0 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Dallas.
Body class · share of departures
- Narrowbody
27,512 departures · 77% full
37.1%
- Narrowbody
23,413 departures · 76% full
31.6%
- Narrowbody
17,275 departures · 75% full
23.3%
Embraer ERJ-135
3,468 departures · 71% full
4.7%
- Narrowbody
1,817 departures · 80% full
2.5%
- Narrowbody
181 departures · 46% full
0.2%
- Narrowbody
124 departures · 57% full
0.2%
- Regional
32 departures · 40% full
0.0%
Gulfstream Aerospace G-III
32 departures · 27% full
0.0%
- Narrowbody
30 departures · 48% full
0.0%
When Dallas is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Departures a month · peak July 2025
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 6,555,904
- 1991
- 6,338,666
- 1992
- 6,667,990
- 1993
- 7,245,665
- 1994
- 7,637,436
- 1995
- 7,679,824
- 1996
- 7,943,085
- 1997
- 7,640,832
- 1998
- 7,523,453
- 1999
- 7,617,246
- 2000
- 7,887,188
- 2001
- 7,322,642
- 2002
- 6,233,725
- 2003
- 6,148,927
- 2004
- 6,480,860
- 2005
- 6,557,239
- 2006
- 7,621,787
- 2007
- 8,847,017
- 2008
- 9,051,693
- 2009
- 8,291,149
- 2010
- 8,451,810
- 2011
- 8,644,160
- 2012
- 8,680,886
- 2013
- 8,723,917
- 2014
- 9,701,413
- 2015
- 14,838,496
- 2016
- 15,766,840
- 2017
- 15,879,390
- 2018
- 16,283,754
- 2019
- 16,805,145
- 2020
- 7,906,545
- 2021
- 13,492,008
- 2022
- 16,215,036
- 2023
- 17,793,529
- 2024
- 17,643,336
- 2025
- 16,612,267
- 2026
- 6,598,389 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Dallas, 78 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 21 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
14 min
average delay
999
flights cancelled
69.1K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Delta Air Lines 84.4%
Least reliable here
Southwest Airlines 77.3%
Among US airports
#33
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 63.9%–85.4%
The weak spot is June 2026, when 63.9% of arrivals landed on time — 13.6 points below the year. The strongest was January 2026 at 85.4%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Dallas Love Field (DAL)?
Dallas Love Field handled about 16.6M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #33 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 203 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Dallas Love Field (DAL)?
Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Dallas (DAL), flying about 97% of its passengers. 40 airlines serve Dallas in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Dallas Love Field (DAL)?
Dallas (DAL) has 78 nonstop destinations, all domestic.
How often do flights arrive on time at Dallas Love Field (DAL)?
About 77.5% of flights arriving at Dallas (DAL) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.4% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Dallas Love Field (DAL)?
The Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures from Dallas (DAL), about 37% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Dallas. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).