DFW → SYDDallas-Fort Worth to Sydney

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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Sydney (SYD): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 83% of the last 6 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 13,808 km, an estimated 18 hours 12 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and Sydney. Updated 6 November 2026 at 05:26 UTC.

Today, DFW → SYD

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 20:45 QF8Qantas Left 20:59 +14 ·

Checked DFW board 23:26 · SYD board 16:02

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +2
SYD Sydney smooth · +3
13,808 km · ~18h 12m est.
departs 21:457x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
83% on time

of the last 6 tracked DFW → SYD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 6 arrivals
Flight time~18h 12mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Qantas AirwaysQF83% on time

Flights QF8 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05QF8departed+14
11-04QF8dep +17 → arr−6
11-03QF8arrived−23
11-02QF8dep +50 → arr+109
11-01QF8dep +52 → arr+15
10-31QF8dep +16 → arr−32
10-30QF8dep +58 → arr−7

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 +2 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · NW 14 kt Full DFW delay board →
SYDSydney +3 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · NE 17 kt Full SYD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DFW and SYD: a 35% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 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 Sydney route actually runs

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

Is DFW–SYD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at SYD is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from DFW to SYD?

Great-circle distance is 13,808 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 1005–1214 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DFW–SYD fly?

Qantas Airways runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at DFW and arrival-side delay at SYD, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.