DAL → CMHDallas to Columbus

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Direct flights from Dallas (DAL) to Columbus (CMH): 12 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 93% of the last 15 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 14 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 15 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,478 km, an estimated 2 hours 24 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas and Columbus. Updated 1 November 2026 at 16:18 UTC.

Today, DAL → CMH

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 07:35 WN1265Southwest Left 07:39 Landed 10:40 −5

Checked DAL board 10:18 · CMH board 13:52

DAL Dallas busy · +18
CMH Columbus smooth · +0
1,478 km · ~2h 24m est.
dep bank 08:30–20:5512x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 12x weekly · nonstop
93% on time

of the last 15 tracked DAL → CMH flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −14 min. 0 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−14 minacross the last 15 arrivals
Flight time~2h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures12x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 15

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN93% on time

Flights WN4399 08:30 Tu We · WN2576 09:10 Su · WN4746 10:55 Mo Th Fr · WN2094 19:05 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01WN1265dep +4 → arr−5
10-31B68704dep +24 → arr−36
10-31WN851dep +19 → arr−14
10-30WN1341dep +11 → arr−22
10-30WN4746dep +12 → arr−13
10-29WN1341dep +17 → arr−20
10-29WN4746dep +9 → arr−21
10-28WN2094dep +29 → arr+66
10-28WN4399dep +5 → arr−24
10-27WN2094dep +14 → arr−29
10-27WN4399dep +7 → arr−18
10-26WN1341dep +14 → arr−14
10-26WN4746dep +22 → arr+0
10-25WN2303dep +36 → arr+8
10-25WN2576dep +14 → arr−10

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DALDallas +18 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · ESE 10 kt Full DAL delay board →
CMHColumbus +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 4 kt Full CMH delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DAL: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas to Columbus route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DAL to CMH flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/DAL-CMH
How we measure this →

DAL to CMH questions

Is DAL–CMH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DAL is the weaker end, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DAL–CMH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:30 and evening departures around 19:05 from DAL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CMH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DAL to CMH?

Great-circle distance is 1,478 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 134–157 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DAL–CMH fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 12 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.