Dallas (DAL) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Flight time
≈ 3h 17m
Bearing
279° W
Dallas (DAL) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 1,244 miles (2,002 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAL–LAX
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop DAL–LAX; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 51% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
305
July 2026
Seats
51,862
both directions
Passengers
43,676
both directions
Load factor
84.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DAL–LAX?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DAL–LAX departures in July 2026 (291), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- WN
291 departures · 49,823 seats
Share of departures95.4%86.7%
Load
- GCA
7 departures · 1,256 seats
Share of departures2.3%15.0%
Load
- DL
5 departures · 397 seats
Share of departures1.6%42.8%
Load
- SY
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures0.3%33.3%
Load
- UA
1 departures · 200 seats
Share of departures0.3%33.5%
Load
What plane flies DAL–LAX?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 51% of DAL–LAX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
155 departures · 86.0% load
50.8% - Boeing 737-800
108 departures · 86.8% load
35.4% - Boeing 737-700
29 departures · 88.6% load
9.5% - Airbus A321
4 departures · 19.6% load
1.3% - Boeing 757-200
4 departures · 39.6% load
1.3% - Airbus A320
3 departures · 7.5% load
1.0% - Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 33.5% load
0.3% - Airbus A220-100
1 departures · 51.4% load
0.3%
How has DAL–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–LAX departures rose from 222 in August 2025 to 305 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
222 departures · 30,309 passengers
82.3%
Load
September 2025
208 departures · 26,560 passengers
76.3%
Load
October 2025
239 departures · 32,499 passengers
79.5%
Load
November 2025
241 departures · 30,999 passengers
76.7%
Load
December 2025
271 departures · 41,044 passengers
90.1%
Load
January 2026
192 departures · 28,203 passengers
85.7%
Load
February 2026
210 departures · 29,800 passengers
84.5%
Load
March 2026
263 departures · 37,033 passengers
83.4%
Load
April 2026
262 departures · 34,903 passengers
78.8%
Load
May 2026
258 departures · 38,072 passengers
86.4%
Load
June 2026
281 departures · 42,702 passengers
89.8%
Load
July 2026
305 departures · 43,676 passengers
84.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LAX → DAL
84.3% full
154 departures · 22,065 passengers
DAL → LAX
84.1% full
151 departures · 21,611 passengers
Nonstop DAL–LAX traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Dallas (DAL) from Los Angeles (LAX)?
DAL to LAX is 1,244 miles (2,002 km / 1,081 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAL to LAX?
A nonstop covers the 1,244-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 17m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAL–LAX?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (50.8%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (35.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAL–LAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,244-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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