Direct Flights from Dallas to El Dorado
El Dorado · Arkansas
Nonstop service from DFW to ELD on Contour. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
Contour
Nonstop flights
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Distance
246 mi
Flight time
~1hgate to gate
Elevation
277 ft330 ft lower than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
How rare is this nonstop?
Dallas is the only city in our data with a nonstop to El Dorado — everywhere else connects.
How long to go to El Dorado for, from Dallas
1h in the air, 246 miles: short enough that a single night in El Dorado is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About El Dorado
El Dorado is a city in the Timberlands region of Arkansas.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in El Dorado
- The South Arkansas Arboretum is an arboretum and botanical garden owned by the local school system but operated as Arkansas's 50th state park by the South Arkansas College.
- White Oak Lake State Park is a state park in the southwest of the U.S. state of Arkansas, a few miles from Bluff City. The reservoir sits surrounded by tall pine trees, giving it a rich, wooded beauty.
- Lake D'Arbonne State Park is 655 acres (2.65 km2) in size and lies in a hilly region adjacent to Lake D'Arbonne in Union Parish, Louisiana, USA. It can be reached by taking La. Hwy.
- Lake Claiborne State Park is a recreation site located in Claiborne Parish, northwestern Louisiana, USA. It was opened in 1974 and is 643 acres (2.60 km2) in size.
- The Waldo water tower is a historic elevated steel water tower located in Waldo, Arkansas, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Poison Springs Battleground State Park is an Arkansas state park located southeast of Bluff City.
- Logoly State Park is a unit of the Arkansas state parks system located in the Gulf Coastal Plain, 6 miles (10 km) north of Magnolia, 0.75 miles (1.2 km) east of McNeil, off U.S.
- The Camden Confederate Monument, also known as the Confederate Women's Memorial, is located on the grounds of the Ouachita County Courthouse in Camden, Arkansas.
- The Dual State Monument is a monument located on the border of Union County, Arkansas, and Union Parish, Louisiana.
- Boone's Mounds are a ceremonial site of the Coles Creek culture located in Calhoun County, Arkansas. The site is one of the largest mound sites in the Ouachita River valley.
- The Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources is a museum and Arkansas state park in Smackover, Arkansas, in the United States.
- The Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum is a museum of local history and culture housed in the former Claiborne Hotel at 519 South Main Street in Homer in Claiborne Parish in North Louisiana.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
El Dorado weather, compared with Dallas
3° cooler than Dallas on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- El Dorado 54°F · Dallas 57°F · 3° colder
- April
- El Dorado 75°F · Dallas 77°F · 2° colder
- July
- El Dorado 91°F · Dallas 96°F · 5° colder
- October
- El Dorado 76°F · Dallas 79°F · 3° colder
August averages 93°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to El Dorado
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit El Dorado is March–May and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–82°F.
- How long to stay
- El Dorado rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from South Arkansas Arboretum, White Oak Lake State Park, and Lake D'Arbonne State Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Dallas to El Dorado?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Dallas (DFW) to El Dorado (ELD) on Contour.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Dallas to El Dorado?
- Contour flies nonstop between Dallas (DFW) and El Dorado (ELD).
- How far is El Dorado from Dallas?
- El Dorado is about 246 miles from Dallas by air.
- What is there to do in El Dorado?
- Popular things to do include South Arkansas Arboretum, White Oak Lake State Park, Lake D'Arbonne State Park, Lake Claiborne State Park, and more.
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