Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Dallas-Fort Worth
Flights on ATL–DFW arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 6,617 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Envoy AirOn-time81%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights31
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.8%Flights284
- American AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9055 minCancel3.0%Flights2,669
- Delta Air LinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.4%Flights2,790
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time58%Median5 minp9095 minCancel2.7%Flights843
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather65%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 175 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ATL → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 61% to 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 30 min · 5,169 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 40 min · 4,683 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 65 min · 3,685 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 75 min · 3,458 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 85 min · 2,777 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 2,676 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 2,718 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 2,928 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 2,629 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 2,948 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 65 min · 2,926 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 70 min · 2,947 flights
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