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Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Chicago, IL

DFW → ORD · 802 mi · 1,291 km

35.2
Daily flights
12,849
Flights / year
802 mi
1,291 km
3
Carriers

Carriers on This Route

12,849 flights a year link Dallas/Fort Worth, TX and Chicago, IL, a 802 mi (1,291 km) trip flown by 3 carriers.

American Airlines
American AirlinesAA
8,085 flights/yr145 min avg4 min padding
Delay cause: 69% airline-controllable · 31% weather / ATC1,404 flights sampled
United Airlines
United AirlinesUA
3,933 flights/yr151 min avg2 min padding
Delay cause: 56% airline-controllable · 44% weather / ATC555 flights sampled
Frontier Airlines
Frontier AirlinesF9
831 flights/yr149 min avg8 min padding
Delay cause: 66% airline-controllable · 34% weather / ATC127 flights sampled

"Airline-controllable" delays are within the carrier's power (scheduling, staffing, maintenance). Weather and air-traffic-control delays are outside its control. The red portion of each bar is the controllable share.

Airline Policy Comparison

The policy score combines how little a carrier costs you when things change: carry-on rules, checked-bag fees, and change fees. A higher score means fewer fees and more flexibility.

AirlinePolicy ScoreCarry-onBag 1Changes
American Airlines83Free$45Free
United Airlines73Free$45Free
Frontier Airlines5Fee$65Fee

Policy scores are a 0-100 rating based on each carrier's fee schedule and change rules, using the same scoring engine as our flight scores.

Airport Facts

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

DFW

Dallas/Fort Worth International

Places within 1mi148
Restaurants66
Cafés25
Bars13
Shops74
Avg taxi out19.3 min
Avg taxi in13.96 min

Chicago, IL

ORD

Chicago O'Hare International

Places within 1mi169
Restaurants67
Cafés28
Bars28
Shops69
Avg taxi out27.79 min
Avg taxi in20.52 min

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