Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Philadelphia (PHL)
Flight time
≈ 3h 24m
Bearing
62° NE
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Philadelphia (PHL) is 1,300 miles (2,093 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DFW–PHL
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, American Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop DFW–PHL; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 63% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
525
April 2026
Seats
100,460
both directions
Passengers
78,523
both directions
Load factor
78.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DFW–PHL?
American Airlines operated the most nonstop DFW–PHL departures in April 2026 (487), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- AA
American Airlines
487 departures · 92,450 seats
Share of departures92.8%79.0%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
38 departures · 8,010 seats
Share of departures7.2%69.1%
Load
What plane flies DFW–PHL?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 63% of DFW–PHL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321
330 departures · 79.1% load
62.9% - Airbus A321neo
100 departures · 73.9% load
19.1% - Boeing 737-800
54 departures · 82.5% load
10.3% - Airbus A320neo
16 departures · 76.7% load
3.0% - Boeing 787-9
14 departures · 75.1% load
2.7% - Airbus A319
10 departures · 87.8% load
1.9% - Airbus A320
1 departures · 32.0% load
0.2%
How has DFW–PHL traffic changed?
Nonstop DFW–PHL departures fell from 583 in May 2025 to 525 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DFW–PHL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
583 departures · 104,104 passengers
87.6%
Load
June 2025
549 departures · 97,858 passengers
90.0%
Load
July 2025
537 departures · 99,971 passengers
91.7%
Load
August 2025
562 departures · 96,417 passengers
88.9%
Load
September 2025
507 departures · 85,373 passengers
88.4%
Load
October 2025
597 departures · 99,619 passengers
86.0%
Load
November 2025
569 departures · 91,454 passengers
79.7%
Load
December 2025
543 departures · 88,145 passengers
83.0%
Load
January 2026
494 departures · 76,222 passengers
77.5%
Load
February 2026
481 departures · 72,047 passengers
74.4%
Load
March 2026
578 departures · 93,069 passengers
80.1%
Load
April 2026
525 departures · 78,523 passengers
78.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DFW → PHL
80.7% full
263 departures · 40,606 passengers
PHL → DFW
75.6% full
262 departures · 37,917 passengers
Nonstop DFW–PHL 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 Philadelphia (PHL)?
DFW to PHL is 1,300 miles (2,093 km / 1,130 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DFW to PHL?
A nonstop covers the 1,300-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DFW–PHL?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (62.9%), followed by the Airbus A321neo (19.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying DFW–PHL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,300-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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