Historical on-time performance
Austin to Dallas-Fort Worth
Flights on AUS–DFW arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 4,552 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-time72%Medianon timep9050 minCancel3.9%Flights648
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9070 minCancel3.4%Flights3,605
- PSA AirlinesOn-time57%Medianon timep9045 minCancel14.3%Flights35
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time56%Medianon timep90145 minCancel4.9%Flights264
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather84%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 167 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 AUS → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 4,766 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 50 min · 3,462 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 80 min · 756 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 95 min · 3,004 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 95 min · 2,519 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 2,020 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 2,011 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 1,823 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 2,152 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 65 min · 2,151 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 2,161 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 80 min · 2,189 flights
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