Dallas (DAL) to Lubbock (LBB)

293mi
471 km255 nm

Flight time

≈ 1h 23m

Bearing

282° W

Dallas (DAL) to Lubbock (LBB) is 293 miles (471 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

Route map: DAL → LBBDALLBB

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What actually flies DALLBB

Filed traffic data

In May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DAL–LBB; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 75% of departures; flights ran 81% full.

Departures

238

May 2026

Seats

34,848

both directions

Passengers

28,058

both directions

Load factor

80.5%

RPM ÷ ASM

Who flies DAL–LBB?

Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DAL–LBB in May 2026 (238 departures).

What plane flies DAL–LBB?

In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 75% of DAL–LBB departures — more than any other aircraft type.

How has DAL–LBB traffic changed?

Nonstop DAL–LBB departures fell from 265 in June 2025 to 238 in May 2026.

Monthly nonstop DALLBB traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • June 2025

    265 departures · 28,435 passengers

    70.7%

    Load

  • July 2025

    274 departures · 29,500 passengers

    69.8%

    Load

  • August 2025

    262 departures · 27,334 passengers

    67.3%

    Load

  • September 2025

    258 departures · 27,456 passengers

    68.5%

    Load

  • October 2025

    280 departures · 30,004 passengers

    71.9%

    Load

  • November 2025

    278 departures · 26,945 passengers

    66.8%

    Load

  • December 2025

    288 departures · 28,445 passengers

    67.5%

    Load

  • January 2026

    235 departures · 20,570 passengers

    58.0%

    Load

  • February 2026

    245 departures · 25,060 passengers

    67.3%

    Load

  • March 2026

    237 departures · 23,787 passengers

    69.4%

    Load

  • April 2026

    230 departures · 23,965 passengers

    71.6%

    Load

  • May 2026

    238 departures · 28,058 passengers

    80.5%

    Load

By direction

Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.

LBBDAL

81.7% full

121 departures · 14,652 passengers

DALLBB

79.3% full

117 departures · 13,406 passengers

Nonstop DAL–LBB traffic has been filed since 2025.

Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).

The airports

DAL

US

Dallas Love Field

Coordinates

32.84°N, 96.85°W

Hemisphere

N · W

LBB

US

Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport

Coordinates

33.66°N, 101.82°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is Dallas (DAL) from Lubbock (LBB)?

DAL to LBB is 293 miles (471 km / 255 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from DAL to LBB?

A nonstop covers the 293-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 23m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.

What plane flies DAL–LBB?

In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (75.2%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (13.5%).

What mileage do I earn flying DAL–LBB?

Distance-based programs credit off the 293-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

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