Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to St Louis (STL): 10 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 885 km, an estimated 1 hour 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and St Louis. Updated 20 October 2026 at 01:29 UTC.
The DFW board at 20:29 shows departure at 21:14 instead of 20:13, gate C31 (TC).
Landing estimate from 53,997 tracked flights of under 2 hours that left 60 to 119 min late. The STL board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Track AA1010 →Checked DFW board 20:29 · STL board 19:31
route health from live DFW and STL delay boards
Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at STL: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DFW to STL 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.
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Pro Flight Search — Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to St Louis (STL) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DFW is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 07:31 and evening departures around 18:00 from DFW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the STL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 885 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 92–106 min gate-to-gate on this route.
2 carriers operate this route, around 49 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
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