The DFW board at 15:36 shows departure at 18:36 instead of 17:30, gate B6 (TB).
- Later cancelled
- 0.9%of 20,789 past AA flights whose board showed 40 to 70 min late
- Still to leave today
- AA1207 19:55AA · then AA1580 22:58
Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Tucson (TUS): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,306 km, an estimated 2 hours 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and Tucson. Updated 22 October 2026 at 20:36 UTC.
The DFW board at 15:36 shows departure at 18:36 instead of 17:30, gate B6 (TB).
Left DFW at 11:24, 44 min after its 10:40 slot.
Checked DFW board 15:36 · TUS board 10:33
route health from live DFW and TUS delay boards
Median arrival delay is −5 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 TUS: 41% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +13 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 TUS 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 Tucson (TUS) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 08:26 and evening departures around 17:30 from DFW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the TUS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 1,306 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 122–142 min gate-to-gate on this route.
American Airlines runs the route with about 48 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.