Dallas (DAL) to Philadelphia (PHL)
Flight time
≈ 3h 23m
Bearing
62° NE
Dallas (DAL) to Philadelphia (PHL) is 1,292 miles (2,080 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAL–PHL
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DAL–PHL; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 51% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
61
May 2026
Seats
10,371
both directions
Passengers
9,165
both directions
Load factor
88.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DAL–PHL?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DAL–PHL in May 2026 (61 departures).
- WN
61 departures · 10,371 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.4%
Load
What plane flies DAL–PHL?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 51% of DAL–PHL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
31 departures · 86.0% load
50.8% - Boeing 737-800
22 departures · 91.1% load
36.1% - Boeing 737-700
8 departures · 90.4% load
13.1%
How has DAL–PHL traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–PHL departures held steady at about 61 a month between June 2025 and May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–PHL traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
61 departures · 9,539 passengers
92.8%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 9,804 passengers
93.6%
Load
August 2025
56 departures · 8,917 passengers
92.3%
Load
September 2025
52 departures · 7,818 passengers
87.9%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 9,889 passengers
93.3%
Load
November 2025
59 departures · 9,084 passengers
90.0%
Load
December 2025
63 departures · 9,828 passengers
89.6%
Load
January 2026
18 departures · 2,743 passengers
91.1%
Load
February 2026
35 departures · 4,520 passengers
77.6%
Load
March 2026
59 departures · 7,503 passengers
83.4%
Load
April 2026
59 departures · 7,503 passengers
76.3%
Load
May 2026
61 departures · 9,165 passengers
88.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DAL → PHL
90.3% full
31 departures · 4,727 passengers
PHL → DAL
86.4% full
30 departures · 4,438 passengers
Nonstop DAL–PHL 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 Philadelphia (PHL)?
DAL to PHL is 1,292 miles (2,080 km / 1,123 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAL to PHL?
A nonstop covers the 1,292-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 23m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAL–PHL?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (50.8%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (36.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAL–PHL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,292-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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