Flight Report

These statistics capture one full day of ADS-B traffic at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW) on January 13, 2024, the airport's 50th anniversary. A total of 1,635 flight operations were recorded across 556 unique aircraft, split nearly evenly between 819 arrivals and 809 departures, with 7 touch-and-gos. Activity ran continuously from midnight to 23:59 CST. The day peaked at 19:00 local with 132 operations in a single hour, and the average across all hours was 68.1 flights per hour. The overnight window from 01:00 to 05:00 saw the lightest traffic, bottoming out at 4 total operations in the 03:00 hour. The busiest routes by total operations connected DFW to Avenger Field (KSWW, 52 movements), Cotulla-La Salle County Airport (KCOT, 40), and Dyess Air Force Base (KDYS, 31). Among major commercial hubs, Houston Intercontinental (KIAH), Chicago O'Hare (KORD), and Miami (KMIA) each recorded 28 to 29 combined operations. Approach traffic arrived most frequently from the ENE (115 arrivals) and NW (97), while departures most often headed ENE (122) and WNW (100). Aircraft registered in the United States accounted for 531 of the 556 unique aircraft, with the remainder spanning 13 other countries including South Korea, Germany, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates. Altitude data drawn from 688,964 ADS-B position points shows a strong concentration between 2,000 and 6,000 feet, consistent with approach and departure profiles, and a second dense band from 32,000 to 36,000 feet. The highest recorded altitude was 42,200 feet, reached by tail N882BL. Average groundspeed across all tracked legs was 339 knots, with a maximum of 640.1 knots. The shortest recorded flight covered 8.0 nautical miles in 4.5 minutes, and the longest ran 2,351.6 nautical miles over 686.1 minutes, arriving from Colorado Plains Regional Airport (KAKO).