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DFW Dallas–Fort Worth ⇄ MIA Miami

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (United States) and Miami International Airport (United States): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,802 km1,120 mi973 nautical miles
DFW → MIA2 h 55 minestimated block time
MIA → DFW3 h 15 minestimated block time
Clock change+1 hMiami vs Dallas–Fort Worth, today
Great-circle route from Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) to Miami (MIA)DFWDallas–Fort WorthMIAMiami
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

DFW → MIA

2 h 55 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 112° (ESE).

Leave Dallas–Fort Worth Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Miami Sat 7 Nov, 13:55 local.

MIA → DFW

3 h 15 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 300° (WNW).

Leave Miami Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Dallas–Fort Worth Sat 7 Nov, 12:15 local.

DFW-bound flights are the slower direction by about 20 minutes in our estimate: the route runs mostly east–west through latitudes where the prevailing westerly winds at cruise height are strong, so heading east rides a tailwind and heading west fights a headwind. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,802 km · 1,120 mi · 973 nmi
Initial heading112° (ESE) from DFW; 300° (WNW) from MIA
Farthest from the equator32.9°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip9% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

DFWAmerica/Chicago — UTC−5 now; UTC−6 standard time, UTC−5 during daylight saving time
MIAAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DifferenceMiami is 1 hour ahead of Dallas–Fort Worth today.

Jet lag, flying DFW → MIA. Your body clock has to move 1 hour earlier, like an eastward trip. A shift this small rarely causes much jet lag; most people feel normal within a day or so. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

DFW Dallas Fort Worth International AirportDallas–Fort Worth, United States · longest runway 13,401 ft4,085 m MIA Miami International AirportMiami, United States · longest runway 13,016 ft3,967 m

More routes from DFW and MIA

DFWIAH Dallas–Fort Worth – Houston 362 km225 mi · 1 h 25 min DFWORD Dallas–Fort Worth – Chicago 1,291 km802 mi · 2 h 25 min DFWLAS Dallas–Fort Worth – Las Vegas 1,695 km1,053 mi · 3 h 10 min DFWLHR Dallas–Fort Worth – London 7,627 km4,739 mi · 9 h 05 min DFWHND Dallas–Fort Worth – Tokyo 10,378 km6,448 mi · 13 h 50 min DFWMEL Dallas–Fort Worth – Melbourne 14,475 km8,995 mi · 18 h 15 min MIACUN Miami – Cancún 855 km531 mi · 2 h 05 min JFKMIA New York – Miami 1,757 km1,092 mi · 3 h 05 min ORDMIA Chicago – Miami 1,930 km1,199 mi · 3 h 10 min MIALIM Miami – Lima 4,219 km2,622 mi · 5 h 50 min MIAMAD Miami – Madrid 7,106 km4,415 mi · 8 h 25 min MIACDG Miami – Paris 7,372 km4,580 mi · 8 h 45 min

Routes of a similar length

ATLMBJ Atlanta – Montego Bay 1,803 km1,120 mi · 3 h 05 min BOSMCO Boston – Orlando 1,806 km1,122 mi · 3 h 15 min PVGNRT Shanghai – Tokyo 1,796 km1,116 mi · 2 h 55 min SHAHND Shanghai – Tokyo 1,777 km1,104 mi · 2 h 55 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).