✈ DFW → JNB
18H 17M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Dallas to Johannesburg
From Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), USA North America → O.R. Tambo (JNB), South Africa Africa
How long is the flight from Dallas to Johannesburg?
A nonstop flight from Dallas (DFW) to Johannesburg (JNB) takes about 18 hours 17 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,150 miles (14,726 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
18h 17m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
9,150 mi
14,726 km · great-circle
Avg speed
806 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Dallas timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Johannesburg timezone
UTC+2
Africa/Johannesburg
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.