Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Fresno (FAT)
Flight time
≈ 3h 25m
Bearing
288° W
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Fresno (FAT) is 1,311 miles (2,109 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DFW–FAT
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DFW–FAT; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 41% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
202
April 2026
Seats
34,936
both directions
Passengers
30,639
both directions
Load factor
87.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DFW–FAT?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DFW–FAT in April 2026 (202 departures).
- AA
American Airlines
202 departures · 34,936 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.7%
Load
What plane flies DFW–FAT?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 41% of DFW–FAT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321
83 departures · 82.3% load
41.1% - Airbus A320
60 departures · 94.1% load
29.7% - Boeing 737-800
58 departures · 90.5% load
28.7% - Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 84.7% load
0.5%
How has DFW–FAT traffic changed?
Nonstop DFW–FAT departures fell from 283 in May 2025 to 202 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DFW–FAT traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
283 departures · 40,301 passengers
83.1%
Load
June 2025
290 departures · 43,950 passengers
88.2%
Load
July 2025
296 departures · 46,032 passengers
90.4%
Load
August 2025
251 departures · 38,211 passengers
88.5%
Load
September 2025
232 departures · 37,478 passengers
89.8%
Load
October 2025
239 departures · 37,854 passengers
88.0%
Load
November 2025
188 departures · 28,877 passengers
89.1%
Load
December 2025
209 departures · 32,737 passengers
90.7%
Load
January 2026
177 departures · 24,121 passengers
79.7%
Load
February 2026
164 departures · 23,507 passengers
83.8%
Load
March 2026
182 departures · 27,142 passengers
87.5%
Load
April 2026
202 departures · 30,639 passengers
87.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DFW → FAT
88.1% full
101 departures · 15,385 passengers
FAT → DFW
87.3% full
101 departures · 15,254 passengers
Nonstop DFW–FAT traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Dallas-Fort Worth
US
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Coordinates
32.90°N, 97.04°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) from Fresno (FAT)?
DFW to FAT is 1,311 miles (2,109 km / 1,139 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DFW to FAT?
A nonstop covers the 1,311-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 25m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DFW–FAT?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (41.1%), followed by the Airbus A320 (29.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying DFW–FAT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,311-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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