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Dallas Love Field Airport among the best in U.S. for a layover, report finds

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Holiday often calls for travel, and travel often means layovers. A new report says that travelers coming through Dallas Love Field Airport have it pretty good.

A study by travel experts Upgraded Points ranked DAL among the best airports in the U.S. for layovers, putting it at No. 13 out of a total 50 of the busiest airports in the U.S.

Factors that went into Love Field's status as good for layovers included:

how often departures were on time: 69 percent
how often planes arrived on time: 76 percent
average arrival delays: 56 minutes
percentage of canceled flights: 4.07 percent

Significantly, the study found that DAL has second-shortest departure wait times out of all 50 airports, at 49.9 minutes; Oakland International Airport came in at No. 1.

"Many Americans may experience planned or unplanned layovers during their travels," the report said. "However, these layovers don’t have to be a source of misery. Depending on the airport you find yourself in, you can actually make the most of your time there."

The city with the best layover in Texas was Austin, whose Austin-Bergstrom International Airport came in at No. 4 on the list. DAL fared better than the much larger Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, which had the longest wait times out of all 50 airports, at 91.4 minutes.

The top 10 U.S. airports for layovers are:

No. 1 – San Diego International Airport
No. 2 – Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
No. 3 – Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
No. 4 – Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
No. 5 – John Wayne Airport
No. 6 – Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
No. 7 – Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
No. 8 – Nashville International Airport
No. 9 – Pittsburgh International Airport
No. 10 – Chicago Midway International Airport

The study analyzed the 50 busiest U.S. airports using data from each airport's website and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to determine the rankings. Other factors included in the study included the number of restaurants per mile, on-site hotels, the percentage of on-time arrivals and departures, the average delay times, TSA wait times, and more.

Down Under News

American and Qantas step up winter flights from DFW to Australia

Awww look, the two planes are hanging out. American Airlines

American Airlines and Qantas are enhancing service on flights from DFW to Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. Qantas will increase operations to daily services between Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) and Melbourne, Australia (MEL), starting December 3 through the end of January 2026.

Qantas will also operate all of its services between Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) and Sydney, Australia (SYD) on its A380 aircraft from January.

“American is proud to partner with Qantas to increase travel options for customers to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this winter,” says American’s Vice Chair and Chief Strategy Officer Steve Johnson in a statement.

It's the fourth consecutive year that American and Qantas formed a Joint Business partnership to expanding connectivity between the U.S. and Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific. After launching service between DFW and MEL in 2022, daily service operated by Qantas in December and January between these two hubs will allow for one-stop connections from across the U.S. to Melbourne. Ohhh, one-stop but not nonstop.

They'll also bring back American Airlines flights from DFW to Brisbane, a popular winter flight that was introduced in 2024. Service will start on October 25.

American recently introduced its newly designed Boeing 787-9 aircraft featuring 51 Flagship Suite seats and 32 Premium Economy seats, available on all flights between DFW and BNE. Customers can purchase a Flagship Suite experience on this route now.

American and Qantas offer networks connecting North America with Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific from these key gateways: DFW, Los Angeles (LAX), New York (JFK), San Francisco (SFO), and Vancouver, Canada (YVR), with connections to more than 200 other airports across North America.

The four major gateways in Australia and New Zealand are Auckland (AKL), Brisbane (BNE), Melbourne (MEL), and Sydney (SYD) with connections to nearly 70 destinations.

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