Flight Report

This page captures ADS-B radar data for Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW/KDFW) on January 13, 2024, the 20th anniversary of Terminal D's international expansion opening. Over the course of that single day, 1,635 total flight operations were recorded across 556 unique aircraft, with 819 arrivals and 809 departures logged alongside 7 touch-and-go operations. Traffic ran continuously from midnight through 23:59 CST. The peak hour was 19:00 CST with 132 flights, and the average across all 24 hours was 68.1 flights per hour. The early morning hours between 02:00 and 04:00 CST saw the lightest traffic, with single-digit or low double-digit totals. A secondary concentration appeared mid-morning, with hours 9, 10, and 11 each exceeding 99 movements. The top route by total operations connected DFW to Avenger Field (SWW) with 52 flights, followed by Cotulla-La Salle County Airport (COT) at 40 and Dyess Air Force Base (DYS) at 31. George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) and Chicago O'Hare (ORD) each recorded 29 total operations. ENE was the most common approach direction with 115 arrivals and also led departure directions at 122. The fleet was predominantly US-registered at 531 of 556 unique aircraft, with the remaining 25 spanning 13 other countries including South Korea, Germany, Japan, the UAE, and Singapore. Altitude data spans 688,964 ADS-B position points. The most frequently observed altitude band was 35,000 to 36,000 feet with 35,765 points, and a second concentration appeared in the 32,000 to 34,000 foot range. The average recorded altitude was 18,780 feet and the maximum was 42,200 feet, reached by tail number N882BL. The longest flight by duration was 686.1 minutes covering 2,351.6 nautical miles, logged to or from Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO). Average leg distance across all operations was 537.3 nautical miles, with an average duration of 88.0 minutes.