Dallas (DAL) to Lubbock (LBB)
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.
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What actually flies DAL–LBB
Filed traffic dataIn 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).
- WN
238 departures · 34,848 seats
Share of departures100.0%80.5%
Load
What plane flies DAL–LBB?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 75% of DAL–LBB departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
179 departures · 82.0% load
75.2% - Boeing 737-800
32 departures · 79.7% load
13.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
27 departures · 73.8% load
11.3%
How has DAL–LBB traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–LBB departures fell from 265 in June 2025 to 238 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–LBB 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.
LBB → DAL
81.7% full
121 departures · 14,652 passengers
DAL → LBB
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).
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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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