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The flight time from Dallas to Los Angeles is approximately 3h 00m nonstop. The distance is 1,232 miles (1,983 km). There are about 22 nonstop flights from Dallas to Los Angeles per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFW → LAX Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport |
3h 00m | 1,232 mi | 124/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines |
| DAL → LAX Dallas Love Field to Los Angeles International Airport |
3h 01m | 1,244 mi | 29/wk | Southwest Airlines |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
4 airlines fly nonstop from Dallas to Los Angeles, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A321, Airbus A320 NEO and 2 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Dallas to Los Angeles is 1,232 miles, or 1,983 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,232 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,983 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,071 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 4 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 153 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-29.
About 3h 00m in the air on the DFW–LAX nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,232-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
1,232 miles (1,983 km) great-circle between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A321, Airbus A320 NEO. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
DFW to LAX, DAL to LAX. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
