DFW → SATDallas-Fort Worth to San Antonio

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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to San Antonio (SAT): 98 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 398 km, an estimated 1 hour 1 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio. Updated 1 November 2026 at 21:24 UTC.

Today, DFW → SAT

Sun 1 Nov · local times
AA3314AMERICAN29 min late

The DFW board at 15:24 shows departure at 16:20 instead of 15:51, gate C32 (TC).

Landing
11:31SAT board estimate · sched 11:02
Later cancelled
0.5%of 25,600 past AMERICAN flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
AA850 17:40AMERICAN · then AA1270 18:10, AA445 19:56
Track AA3314 →
AA850AMERICAN30 min late

The DFW board at 15:24 shows departure at 17:40 instead of 17:10, gate C35 (TC).

Landing
12:51SAT board estimate · sched 12:21
Later cancelled
0.5%of 25,600 past AMERICAN flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
AA1270 18:10AMERICAN · then AA445 19:56, AA1406 20:47
Track AA850 →
  1. 07:17 AA1836AMERICAN Left 07:17 SAT 02:29In the air · scheduled landing
  2. 09:30 AA2456AMERICAN Left 11:47 +137 SAT about 06:20In the air · sched 04:42
  3. 10:40 AA3225AMERICAN Left 13:35 +175 SAT about 08:10In the air · sched 05:55
  4. 12:02 AA3167AMERICAN Left 14:25 +143 SAT est. 09:26 +131In the air · sched 07:15
  5. 13:38 AA1096AMERICAN Left 14:00 +22 SAT est. 09:02 +13In the air · sched 08:49
  6. 14:25 AA1961AMERICAN Left 14:27 SAT est. 09:39In the air · sched 09:37
  7. 15:51 AA3314AMERICAN Est. 16:20 +29Gate C32 · TC SAT est. 11:31 +29sched 11:02
  8. 17:10 AA850AMERICAN Est. 17:40 +30Gate C35 · TC SAT est. 12:51 +30sched 12:21
  9. 18:10 AA1270AMERICAN Est. 18:14Gate D21 · TD SAT est. 13:26sched 13:22
  10. 19:56 AA445AMERICAN On scheduleGate C29 · TC SAT 15:08scheduled
  11. 20:47 AA1406AMERICAN On scheduleGate B12 · TB SAT 15:59scheduled
  12. 21:45 AA606AMERICAN On scheduleGate C22 · TC SAT 16:56scheduled
  13. 22:52 AA549AMERICAN On scheduleGate C34 · TC SAT 18:04scheduled

Checked DFW board 15:24 · SAT board 14:53

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth disrupted · +69
SAT San Antonio smooth · +0
398 km · ~1h 01m est.
dep bank 07:29–22:4898x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 98x weekly · nonstop
54 / 100

route health from live DFW and SAT delay boards

0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~1h 01mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures98x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American 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
American AirlinesAA

Flights AA1836 07:29 daily · AA2759 08:30 daily · AA2456 09:30 Sa Su · AA4039 09:36 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01AA1096departed+22
11-01AA1836departed+0
11-01AA1961departed+2
11-01AA2456departed+137
11-01AA3167departed+143
11-01AA3225departed+175

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
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +69 min disrupted 🌤 mostly cloudy · ESE 9 kt Full DFW delay board →
SATSan Antonio +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SE 5 kt Full SAT delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DFW and SAT: a 31% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +4 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas-Fort Worth to San Antonio route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DFW to SAT 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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DFW to SAT questions

Is DFW–SAT running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at DFW is the weaker end, route health score 54/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DFW–SAT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:29 and evening departures around 17:17 from DFW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SAT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DFW to SAT?

Great-circle distance is 398 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 58–64 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DFW–SAT fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 98 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.