Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Santa Fe (SAF)
Flight time
≈ 1h 54m
Bearing
292° W
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Santa Fe (SAF) is 550 miles (885 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DFW–SAF
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop DFW–SAF; the Bombardier CRJ-700 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
300
May 2026
Seats
19,577
both directions
Passengers
17,227
both directions
Load factor
88.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DFW–SAF?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop DFW–SAF departures in May 2026 (299), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- OO
299 departures · 19,501 seats
Share of departures99.7%88.0%
Load
- MQ
1 departures · 76 seats
Share of departures0.3%85.5%
Load
What plane flies DFW–SAF?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-700 flew 98% of DFW–SAF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-700
293 departures · 88.3% load
97.7% - Bombardier CRJ-900
6 departures · 77.6% load
2.0% - Embraer E175
1 departures · 85.5% load
0.3%
How has DFW–SAF traffic changed?
Nonstop DFW–SAF departures fell from 302 in June 2025 to 300 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DFW–SAF traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
302 departures · 17,186 passengers
87.5%
Load
July 2025
309 departures · 18,004 passengers
89.6%
Load
August 2025
359 departures · 19,857 passengers
85.1%
Load
September 2025
351 departures · 20,138 passengers
88.2%
Load
October 2025
364 departures · 21,048 passengers
88.8%
Load
November 2025
233 departures · 12,698 passengers
83.8%
Load
December 2025
244 departures · 13,901 passengers
87.6%
Load
January 2026
226 departures · 12,044 passengers
81.9%
Load
February 2026
224 departures · 12,231 passengers
84.0%
Load
March 2026
236 departures · 13,221 passengers
86.2%
Load
April 2026
285 departures · 15,592 passengers
84.2%
Load
May 2026
300 departures · 17,227 passengers
88.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DFW → SAF
86.3% full
153 departures · 8,624 passengers
SAF → DFW
89.7% full
147 departures · 8,603 passengers
Nonstop DFW–SAF 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
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 Santa Fe (SAF)?
DFW to SAF is 550 miles (885 km / 478 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DFW to SAF?
A nonstop covers the 550-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 54m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DFW–SAF?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-700 flew the largest share of departures (97.7%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-900 (2.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DFW–SAF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 550-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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