DAL → LAXDallas to Los Angeles

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Direct flights from Dallas (DAL) to Los Angeles (LAX): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 76% of the last 33 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 34 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,001 km, an estimated 3 hours 4 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas and Los Angeles. Updated 1 November 2026 at 02:48 UTC.

Today, DAL → LAX

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 06:20 WN874Southwest Left 06:29 +9 Landed 07:37 +2
  2. 11:35 WN875Southwest Left 11:43 +8 Landed 12:39 −11
  3. 15:40 WN3326Southwest Left 15:40 Landed 16:41 −19

Checked DAL board 15:18 · LAX board 19:48

DAL Dallas busy · +15
LAX Los Angeles smooth · +2
2,001 km · ~3h 04m est.
dep bank 06:00–22:5528x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 28x weekly · nonstop
76% on time

of the last 33 tracked DAL → LAX flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 0 of 34 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 33 arrivals
Flight time~3h 04mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 34

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 AirlinesWN80% on time

Flights WN2042 06:00 Su · WN1373 06:05 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN2378 09:10 Su · WN268 09:25 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31WN3326arrived−19
10-31WN874dep +9 → arr+2
10-31WN875dep +8 → arr−11
10-30WN1373dep +8 → arr−18
10-30WN161dep +22 → arr+1
10-30WN2501dep +12 → arr−14
10-30WN268dep +16 → arr−20
10-30WN4828dep +10 → arr−9
10-29WN1373dep +17 → arr−11
10-29WN161dep +25 → arr−5
10-29WN2501dep +46 → arr+23
10-29WN268dep +14 → arr−24
10-29WN4828dep +21 → arr−7
10-28WN1373dep +14 → arr−12
10-28WN161dep +39 → arr+9
10-28WN1778dep +7 → arr−28
10-28WN2387dep +20 → arr−14
10-271I668dep +100 → arr+108
10-27LXJ385arrived+2
10-27WN1373dep +140 → arr−32
10-27WN161departed+10
10-27WN1778dep +28 → arr−37
10-27WN2387dep +10 → arr−21
10-26WN1373dep +9 → arr−18
10-26WN161dep +75 → arr+40
10-26WN2501dep +90 → arr+60
10-26WN268dep +11 → arr−27
10-26WN4828dep +10 → arr−24
10-251I292dep +22 → arr+18
10-25WN1373dep +63 → arr+652
10-25WN2042dep +10 → arr−23
10-25WN206dep +84 → arr+51
10-25WN2378dep +20 → arr−13
10-25WN748dep +86 → arr+56

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 +15 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · NW 4 kt Full DAL delay board →
LAXLos Angeles +2 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SSW 3 kt Full LAX delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DAL: a 46% 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 Los Angeles route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DAL to LAX 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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DAL to LAX questions

Is DAL–LAX running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DAL is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DAL–LAX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 19:25 from DAL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LAX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DAL to LAX?

Great-circle distance is 2,001 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 171–202 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DAL–LAX fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 28 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.