Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to St Louis (STL)
Flight time
≈ 1h 54m
Bearing
41° NE
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to St Louis (STL) 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–STL
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, American Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop DFW–STL; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 31% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
354
April 2026
Seats
54,748
both directions
Passengers
42,938
both directions
Load factor
78.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DFW–STL?
American Airlines operated the most nonstop DFW–STL departures in April 2026 (299), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- AA
American Airlines
299 departures · 49,688 seats
Share of departures84.5%77.7%
Load
- MQ
Envoy Air
41 departures · 3,116 seats
Share of departures11.6%94.9%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
8 departures · 1,488 seats
Share of departures2.3%63.8%
Load
- OH
PSA Airlines
6 departures · 456 seats
Share of departures1.7%93.2%
Load
What plane flies DFW–STL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 31% of DFW–STL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
108 departures · 79.5% load
30.5% - Airbus A321
74 departures · 76.4% load
20.9% - Airbus A319
56 departures · 78.6% load
15.8% - Embraer E175
41 departures · 94.9% load
11.6% - Airbus A320
39 departures · 78.7% load
11.0% - Airbus A321neo
11 departures · 76.1% load
3.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
11 departures · 64.8% load
3.1% - Airbus A320neo
8 departures · 63.8% load
2.3% - Bombardier CRJ-900
6 departures · 93.2% load
1.7%
How has DFW–STL traffic changed?
Nonstop DFW–STL departures fell from 420 in May 2025 to 354 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DFW–STL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
420 departures · 41,253 passengers
80.8%
Load
June 2025
427 departures · 49,348 passengers
84.9%
Load
July 2025
436 departures · 48,966 passengers
86.5%
Load
August 2025
396 departures · 43,957 passengers
81.0%
Load
September 2025
383 departures · 42,632 passengers
83.0%
Load
October 2025
415 departures · 47,046 passengers
78.7%
Load
November 2025
402 departures · 43,948 passengers
77.3%
Load
December 2025
394 departures · 43,026 passengers
78.7%
Load
January 2026
305 departures · 36,515 passengers
83.6%
Load
February 2026
318 departures · 40,620 passengers
84.3%
Load
March 2026
366 departures · 47,321 passengers
84.3%
Load
April 2026
354 departures · 42,938 passengers
78.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DFW → STL
81.1% full
178 departures · 22,321 passengers
STL → DFW
75.8% full
176 departures · 20,617 passengers
Nonstop DFW–STL 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 St Louis (STL)?
DFW to STL 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 STL?
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–STL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (30.5%), followed by the Airbus A321 (20.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying DFW–STL?
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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