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Direct Flights from Dallas to Midland

Midland · Texas

Nonstop service from DFW and DAL to MAF on American, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
American, Southwest
Nonstop flights
~12/dayacross 2 airport pairs
Distance
308 mi
Flight time
~1h 5mgate to gate
Elevation
2,871 ft2,264 ft higher than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Dallas (DFW) to Midland (MAF), 308 miles nonstop.DFWMAF

Which airports fly this route

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  • DFWMAFDallas Fort Worth International
    American~8/dayDaily (all week)308 mi
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  • DALMAFDallas Love Field
    Southwest~4/dayDaily (all week)319 mi
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How rare is this nonstop?

Only 6 cities have a nonstop to Midland, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.

How long to go to Midland for, from Dallas

1h 5m in the air, 308 miles: short enough that a single night in Midland is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.

With roughly 12 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.

About Midland

Midland is a city in the Permian Basin region of Texas. Its warm climate, friendly people, and central location are the primary reasons for the city's popularity. It is home to about 133,000 people (census, 1 April 2020) Twenty minutes to the west is Odessa, with a population of about 100,000. Nearly a quarter of a million people reside in the Midland/Odessa metropolitan area.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Midland

  1. The Presidential Archives and Leadership Library is a museum and library complex located at 4919 East University Blvd. in Odessa, Texas, on the campus of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
  2. The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum is a museum in Midland, Texas, USA, with exhibits relating to the oil and gas industry of the Permian Basin of west Texas and southeast New Mexico.
  3. The Museum of the Southwest is a multidisciplinary cultural museum opened in 1966. It displays a selection of prints, paintings, and drawings, as well as the 1959 Kentucky Derby trophy.
  4. The Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center (NAEC) is an aviation museum operated by the American Airpower Heritage Museum (AAHM), an affiliate organization of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), headquartered…

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Midland weather, compared with Dallas

Within 1° of Dallas on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:

January
Midland 58°F · Dallas 57°F · much the same
April
Midland 80°F · Dallas 77°F · 4° warmer
July
Midland 96°F · Dallas 96°F · much the same
October
Midland 79°F · Dallas 79°F · much the same

July averages 96°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 Midland

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Midland is February–April and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 63–80°F.
How long to stay
A long weekend is plenty of time to see Midland, including Presidential Museum and Leadership Library, Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, and Museum of the Southwest.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Dallas to Midland?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Dallas (DFW, DAL) to Midland (MAF) on American, Southwest.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Dallas to Midland?
American, Southwest fly nonstop between Dallas (DFW, DAL) and Midland (MAF).
Which Dallas airport has nonstop flights to Midland?
You can leave from 2 Dallas airports: DFW (Dallas Fort Worth International) on American; DAL (Dallas Love Field) on Southwest.
How many nonstop flights are there from Dallas to Midland?
There are about 12 nonstop departures per day (roughly 84 per week) from Dallas to Midland.
How far is Midland from Dallas?
Midland is about 308 miles from Dallas by air.
What is there to do in Midland?
Popular things to do include Presidential Museum and Leadership Library, Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Museum of the Southwest, National Aviation Education Center, and more.

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