Fiji Airways Dallas to Nadi Starts December 10, 2024

Fiji Airways adds Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) as its fifth North American destination on December 10, 2024. This 13-hour-25-minute flight connects the central United States directly with Fiji, saving Dallas passengers almost 4 hours of travel time versus connecting in Los Angeles or San Francisco.

The inaugural eastbound flight FJ 890 will depart Nadi (NAN) at 9:15pm Fiji Time on December 10, 2024, cross the international date line and arrive Dallas at 3:20pm CST the same day. The inaugural westbound flight (FJ 891) departs Dallas later that evening at 9:55pm and touches down in Fiji 13 hours and 25 minutes later, at 5:20am FJT +2.

A woman bathes in Fiji’s warm ocean (photo: Brook Sabin)

DFW-NAN is open for booking on fijiairways.com, with the lowest nonstop roundtrip fare currently $875 in Value Economy for sample dates in searched in March 2025. American Airlines AAdvantage members can redeem award miles for flights on Fiji Airways, and can earn miles on flights operated by Fiji Airways if they are booked as AA flight numbers on aa.com.

Dallas-Nadi will operate year-round on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The flights are well-timed for leisure travelers wanting a one week stay in Fiji: passengers can depart on a Thursday night, arrive Fiji early Saturday morning and return to the US the following Thursday or Saturday.

Fiji Time is 6 hours behind Dallas (plus one day) during the winter, and 7 hours behind (+1) in summer. US travelers are likely to want to rise early and go to bed early while visiting Fiji. The overnight flights allow passengers to sleep and acclimatize in both directions.

Dallas-Fort Worth is a South Pacific Hub for oneworld

With the addition of Fiji Airways’ nonstop to Nadi, Dallas now boasts 5 nonstop flights to the South Pacific, all on oneworld:

• Fiji Airways from Dallas-Nadi (FJ 891)

• American Airlines from Dallas-Auckland (AA 35)

• American Airlines from Dallas-Brisbane (AA 7)

• Qantas Airways from Dallas-Sydney (QF 8)

• Qantas Airways from Dallas-Melbourne (QF 22)

In addition to American, oneworld members British Airways, Iberia, Qatar Airways and Japan Airlines all fly to DFW, offering oneworld nonstop flights to Europe, the Middle East, Asia, South America and the South Pacific.

Fiji Airways is a oneworld connect member and will become a full member of oneworld in 2025.

Fiji Airways Will Use the Airbus A350-900 on its Flights from Dallas to Nadi

Fiji Airways flies the Airbus A350-900 on routes between Dallas and Nadi (photo: Fiji Airways)

Fiji Airways is using its star aircraft on Dallas-Nadi, the Airbus A350-900, offering 301 economy class seats and 33 fully lie-flat business class beds.

Fiji Airways Economy Class on the A350-900 is set up in a 3-3-3 configuration, with 39 BULA SPACE economy seats featuring extra legroom. International Economy offers a variety of meals and complimentary drinks.

The 33 Business Class seats are all aisle-access seats with lie-flat beds. Duvets and premium mattress toppers are provided, as well as Pure Fiji amenity kits. The service includes signature cocktails and three-course meals featuring Fijian flavors.

Onward Connections from Nadi International Airport

While some resorts in Fiji operate their own flight transfers to/from Nadi, Fiji Airways offers easy domestic connections for arrivals from Dallas. Examples include:

Dest.	Route	Flight	Departs	Arrives
Labasa	FJ 81	NAN-LBS	11:30am	12:15pm
Matei	FJ 151	NAN-TVU	7:00am	8:25am
Savusavu	FJ 103	NAN-SVU	7:10am	8:20am
Suva	FJ 7	NAN-SUV	7:30am	8:00am

Travelers from Dallas to Australia and New Zealand have plenty of nonstop options, but Fiji Airways is the most direct choice for passengers to Kiribati, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

Onward international flights from Nadi (some not daily) include:

Dest.	Route	Flight	Departs	Arrives
Adelaide	FJ 961	NAN-ADL	7:30am	11:35am
Apia	FJ 255	NAN-APW	12:55pm	3:50pm
Auckland	FJ 411	NAN-AKL	8:30am	11:40am
Canberra	FJ 951	NAN-CBR	9:15am	12:20pm
Honiara	FJ 269	NAN-HIR	1:20pm	3:25pm
Nuku'alofa	FJ 211	NAN-TBU	2:00pm	5:05pm
Port Vila	FJ 263	NAN-VLI	2:30pm	4:05pm
Tarawa	FJ 231	NAN-TRW	7:30am	10:35am
Vava'u	FJ 275	NAN-VAV	8:00am	11:10am

Connections to FJ 891 from Across the US

The late evening departure from Dallas-Fort Worth is timed to enable connecting flights from the midwest, southeast and northeast US.

Some examples of throughfares available on fijiairways.com via DFW include:

Origin	Route	Flight	Departs	Arrives
Atlanta	AA 1248	ATL-DFW	6:23pm	7:59pm
Boston	AA 3008	BOS-DFW	4:28pm	8:00pm
Charleston	AA 1520	CHS-DFW	3:20pm	5:30pm
Charlotte	AA 375	CLT-DFW	6:00pm	8:00pm
Kansas City	AA 3039	MCI-DFW	4:52pm	6:45pm
Nashville	AA 2244	BNA-DFW	5:18pm	7:34pm
St. Louis	AA 2490	STL-DFW	5:29pm	7:34pm
Washington	AA 1632	DCA-DFW	5:14pm	8:00pm

Total travel time to Nadi using the above connecting flights to FJ 891, including the layover in DFW:

• Atlanta to Nadi: 17h57

• Boston to Nadi: 19h52

• Charleston SC to Nadi: 21h00

• Charlotte to Nadi: 18h20

• Kansas City to Nadi: 18h28

• Nashville to Nadi: 18h02

• St. Louis to Nadi: 17h51

• Washington DC to Nadi: 19h06

Using AAdvantage Miles to Fly from the US to Fiji

AAdvantage economy reward redemption was available for 80K miles roundtrip +$108 from Dallas to Nadi on various dates in January 2025

Fiji is a bargain destination for AAdvantage members, with roundtrip Economy redemption starting at 80,000 miles plus $108.

Business class could be found for 602,000 miles roundtrip plus $108 on various dates in January and February 2025.

—Tim Haig

Fiji Airways	FJ 891	FJ 890
Route	DFW-NAN	NAN-DFW
Departs	9:55pm CST	9:15pm FJT
Arrives	5:20am FJT +2	3:20pm CST
Duration	13h25	12h05
Equipment	A350-900	A350-900
Frequency	Tue, Thurs, Sat	Tue, Thurs, Sat
Season	Year-Round	Year-Round
Inaugural Flight	Dec 10, 2024	Dec 10, 2024