Direct Flights from Dallas to Champaign
Nonstop service from DFW to CMI on American. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
American
Nonstop flights
~2/day
Distance
693 mi
Days operated
Daily (all week)
About Champaign
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 88,302 at the 2020 census. It is the tenth-most populous municipality in Illinois and the fourth most populous city in the state outside the Chicago metropolitan area. It is a principal city of the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, which had 236,000 residents in 2020.
Top things to do in Champaign
- The Robert Allerton Park is a 1,517-acre (614 ha) park, nature center, and conference center located in the rural Piatt County township of Willow Branch, near Monticello, Illinois, on the upper Sangamon River.
- The Krannert Art Museum (KAM) is a fine art museum located at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, United States.
- The American Football House is a house in Urbana, Illinois, United States, known for its appearance on the cover of Midwest emo band American Football's 1999 debut album American Football.
- Located in the western part of Champaign, Illinois, Centennial Park is the second largest park operated by the Champaign Park District. Land for the park was acquired in 1959 for an estimated cost of $161,800.
- The University of Illinois Arboretum is a new arboretum, with gardens, currently under construction on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.
- Danville National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Danville, in Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Dodds Park is located in northwestern Champaign, Illinois near Parkland College. This 110-acre (45 ha) park is noted for the "Tribute to Olympic Athletes Monument" on its grounds.
- The National Museum of Ship Models and Sea History is a private non-profit museum, located in Sadorus, Illinois. It features ship models from around the world and throughout history.
- The Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, the largest aviation museum in Illinois, occupied part of the grounds of the decommissioned Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois.
- The William R. and Clarice V. Spurlock Museum, better known as the Spurlock Museum, is an ethnographic museum at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- The University of Illinois Plant Biology Greenhouse and Conservatory is on the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign campus.
- The Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located within the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve. It is located just off State Route 47, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Interstate 74, in Mahomet, Illinois.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Champaign
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Champaign is April–May and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Champaign rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Robert Allerton Park, Krannert Art Museum, and American Football House and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Dallas to Champaign?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Dallas (DFW) to Champaign (CMI) on American.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Dallas to Champaign?
- American flies nonstop between Dallas (DFW) and Champaign (CMI).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Dallas to Champaign?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Dallas to Champaign.
- How far is Champaign from Dallas?
- Champaign is about 693 miles from Dallas by air.
- What is there to do in Champaign?
- Popular things to do include Robert Allerton Park, Krannert Art Museum, American Football House, Centennial Park (Champaign, Illinois), and more.
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