Dallas-Fort Worth

DFW · KDFW

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

32.90°, -97.04°TX, United States

Passengers a year

81.9M

#3 busiest in the U.S.

274

nonstop destinations

57

airlines

955

departures a day

77.5%

arrivals on time

2.9%

flights cancelled

83.5%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from DFW, by passengers: LAX, ATL, ORD, DEN, LGA, PHX, LAS, MCO, SEA, MIADFWPHXLAXLASSEADENORDLGAATLMCOMIA
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Dallas-Fort Worth, with 83% of all passengers. 57 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

American Airlines holds 83% of the airport — the 2nd most concentrated of 30 large hubs. The nearest comparison is CLT at 89%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AA
American84% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Envoy, PSA, SkyWest, Republic
82.5%67.6M-0.5%
F9
Frontier82% full
4.4%3.6M+14.4%
DL
Delta80% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest, Endeavor, Republic
3.3%2.7M-3.9%
UA
United82% fullUnited Express · operated by Mesa, SkyWest, Republic
2.9%2.4M+5.9%
NK
Spirit81% full
1.5%1.3M-56%
+Other airlines
5.4%4.4M—

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

196 domestic and 78 international nonstop destinations from Dallas-Fort Worth, across 42 countries.

85% domestic · 15% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Los Angeles (LAX)

    971.3K departing · 85% full

    American Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    961.9K departing · 80% full

    Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    955.8K departing · 83% full

    American Airlines · United Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    878.4K departing · 84% full

    American Airlines · United Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • New York (LGA)

    865.2K departing · 83% full

    American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines

  • Phoenix (PHX)

    836.6K departing · 85% full

    American Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Las Vegas (LAS)

    825.3K departing · 86% full

    American Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines

  • Orlando (MCO)

    802.3K departing · 87% full

    American Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines

  • Seattle (SEA)

    795.6K departing · 89% full

    American Airlines · Alaska Airlines · Delta Air Lines

  • Miami (MIA)

    751.6K departing · 82% full

    American Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines

Top international destinations

  • Cancún, Mexico (CUN)

    490.2K departing · 978.1K both ways

    American Airlines · Spirit Airlines · Sun Country Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • London, United Kingdom (LHR)

    436.8K departing · 857K both ways

    American Airlines · British Airways

  • Mexico City, Mexico (MEX)

    323.4K departing · 630.9K both ways

    American Airlines · Volaris · Aeroméxico

  • San José del Cabo, Mexico (SJD)

    228.8K departing · 453.2K both ways

    American Airlines

  • Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL)

    195.7K departing · 385.5K both ways

    American Airlines · Volaris

  • Monterrey, Mexico (MTY)

    193.1K departing · 384.6K both ways

    American Airlines · Viva

  • Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    175.3K departing · 351.3K both ways

    American Airlines · Air Canada · Air Canada Rouge

  • Seoul, South Korea (ICN)

    170.3K departing · 345.8K both ways

    Korean Air · American Airlines

  • Tokyo, Japan (HND)

    165.4K departing · 333.9K both ways

    American Airlines · Japan Airlines

  • Madrid, Spain (MAD)

    160.3K departing · 317.3K both ways

    American Airlines · Iberia Air Lines Of Spain

All nonstop destinations

274 nonstop · 36 airlines · 196 domestic / 78 intl

ALBAlbanyABQAlbuquerqueAMAAmarilloAMSAmsterdamANCAnchorageAVLAshevilleATLAtlantaAKLAucklandAGSAugustaAUSAustinBFLBakersfieldBWIBaltimoreBCNBarcelonaBZEBelize CityBHMBirminghamBOGBogotaBOIBoiseBOSBostonBZNBozemanBNEBrisbaneEZEBuenos AiresBUFBuffaloBURBurbankYYCCalgaryCUNCancúnCIDCedar RapidsCHSCharlestonCLTCharlotteSTTCharlotte AmalieCHAChattanoogaORDChicagoCVGCincinnati / CovingtonCLEClevelandCOSColorado SpringsCMHColumbusRTBCoxen HoleCZMCozumelDENDenverDSMDes MoinesDTWDetroitDUBDublinIADDullesDGODurangoDRODurangoEGEEagleELPEl PasoEUGEugeneXNAFayetteville/Springdale/RogersFLGFlagstaffFLLFort LauderdaleRSWFort MyersFRAFrankfurt am MainFATFresnoGCMGeorge TownGRRGrand RapidsGSOGreensboroGSPGreenville/Greer/SpartanburgGDLGuadalajaraGUAGuatemala CityGUCGunnisonMDTHarrisburgBDLHartfordHDNHaydenHNLHonolulu, OahuIAHHoustonHUXHuatulcoHSVHuntsvilleINDIndianapolisZIHIxtapaJACJacksonJAXJacksonvilleOGGKahuluiKOAKailua-KonaFCAKalispellMCIKansas CityEYWKey WestTYSKnoxville/MaryvilleLASLas VegasLEXLexingtonLIRLiberiaLITLittle RockLHRLondonLAXLos AngelesSDFLouisvilleLBBLubbockMSNMadisonMADMadridMZTMazatlànMFEMcAllenMEMMemphisMIDMéridaMEXMexico CityMIAMiamiMKEMilwaukeeMSPMinneapolisMSOMissoulaMBJMontego BayMRYMontereyMTYMonterreyYULMontréalMTJMontroseMLMMoreliaMYRMyrtle BeachNRTNaritaBNANashvilleNASNassauMSYNew OrleansJFKNew YorkLGANew YorkEWRNewarkORFNorfolkOAXOaxacaOKCOklahoma CityOMAOmahaONTOntarioAUAOranjestadMCOOrlandoPSPPalm SpringsXPLPalmerolaECPPanama City BeachCDGParisPNSPensacolaPHLPhiladelphiaPHXPhoenixPITPittsburghPDXPortlandPWMPortlandPLSProvidencialesPVUProvoPVRPuerto VallartaPUJPunta CanaQROQuerétaroRDURaleigh/DurhamRDMRedmondRNORenoRICRichmondGIGRio De JaneiroFCORomeSMFSacramentoSLCSalt Lake CitySATSan AntonioSANSan DiegoSFOSan FranciscoSJCSan JoseSJOSan JoséSJDSan José del CaboSJUSan JuanSBPSan Luis ObispoSLPSan Luis PotosíSALSan SalvadorSNASanta AnaSBASanta BarbaraSTSSanta RosaSCLSantiagoGRUSão PauloSRQSarasota/BradentonSAVSavannahSEASeattleICNSeoulPVGShanghaiBJXSilaoFSDSioux FallsATHSpata-ArtemidaGEGSpokaneSTLSt LouisSYRSyracuseTPATampaHNDTokyoYYZTorontoTVCTraverse CityTUSTucsonTULTulsaTQOTulumVPSValparaisoYVRVancouverVCEVeneziaDCAWashingtonPBIWest Palm BeachICTWichitaILMWilmingtonZRHZurich

American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, SkyWest Airlines

ABIAbileneACAAcapulcoAGUAguascalientesAEXAlexandriaATWAppletonASEAspenBTRBaton RougeBPTBeaumont/Port ArthurBILBillingsBISBismarckBMIBloomington/NormalTRIBlountvilleBROBrownsvilleCUUChihuahuaTAMCiudad MaderoCLLCollege StationCAEColumbiaCOUColumbiaGTRColumbus/W Point/StarkvilleCRPCorpus ChristiDAYDaytonEVVEvansvilleFARFargoGRKFort CavazosFSMFort SmithFWAFort WayneGNVGainesvilleGCKGarden CityGRIGrand IslandGJTGrand JunctionGPTGulfportHRLHarlingenHOUHoustonIDAIdaho FallsJANJacksonLFTLafayetteLCHLake CharlesLRDLaredoLAWLawtonLNKLincolnGGGLongviewLTOLoretoMHKManhattanZLOManzanilloMAFMidlandMOBMobileMLIMolineMLUMonroeMGMMontgomeryPIAPeoriaPXMPuerto EscondidoYQBQuebecRAPRapid CityROARoanokeROWRoswellSJTSan AngeloSAFSanta FeCMISavoySHVShreveportSBNSouth BendSGFSpringfieldSGUSt GeorgeSWOStillwaterTLHTallahasseeTXKTexarkanaTRCTorreónTYRTylerVERVeracruzACTWacoSPSWichita FallsYUMYumaZCLZacatecas

American Airlines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Dallas-Fort Worth.

Body class · share of departures

When Dallas-Fort Worth is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Departures a month · peak July 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
48,308,737
1991
47,641,090
1992
51,288,928
1993
50,861,279
1994
52,465,090
1995
53,584,242
1996
54,544,101
1997
55,971,480
1998
56,375,458
1999
56,772,114
2000
57,447,671
2001
52,038,870
2002
49,930,425
2003
50,699,134
2004
56,868,090
2005
56,818,841
2006
58,067,290
2007
57,750,887
2008
54,987,783
2009
53,875,892
2010
54,814,952
2011
55,665,292
2012
56,713,313
2013
58,579,358
2014
61,863,581
2015
63,504,656
2016
62,951,114
2017
63,961,495
2018
65,882,969
2019
71,827,436
2020
37,318,995
2021
60,177,940
2022
70,810,901
2023
78,712,883
2024
85,026,433
2025
82,805,733
2026
47,504,223 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Dallas-Fort Worth, 78 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 19 arrive late, and 3 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 78Late 19Cancelled 3

22 min

average delay

9,003

flights cancelled

301.8K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Envoy Air 82.9%

Least reliable here

Frontier Airlines 72.3%

Among US airports

#3

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 71.4%–83.3%

The weak spot is June 2026, when 71.4% of arrivals landed on time — 6.1 points below the year. The strongest was February 2026 at 83.3%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)?

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport handled about 81.9M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #3 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 955 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)?

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), flying about 83% of its passengers. 57 airlines serve Dallas-Fort Worth in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)?

Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) has 274 nonstop destinations — 196 domestic and 78 international across 42 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)?

About 77.5% of flights arriving at Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.9% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)?

The Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), about 21% of the total.

Trip reports on YouTube

Fliers post trip reports from flights through Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.

  • Genki's Travels

    American Airlines | A321neo | First Class | Dallas (DFW) to Los Angeles (LAX) | Trip Report

    19:39 · Sep 2024

    Watch on YouTube

  • QFS Aviation

    TRIP REPORT | American Airlines - MD 80 - Dallas (DFW) to Memphis (MEM) | First Class

    18:48 · Apr 2019

    Watch on YouTube

  • Coke Cans And Winglets

    TRIP REPORT | Miami (MIA) to Dallas (DFW) | American Airlines | A321-231 | First Class

    24:17 · Nov 2020

    Watch on YouTube

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Departing counts passengers leaving Dallas-Fort Worth; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).