Historical on-time performance
Bakersfield to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,271 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BFL–DFW arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.0%of scheduled flights
based on 276 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel4.0%Flights276
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather91%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 11 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 BFL → 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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,008 flights
- Middays64% on time · p90 70 min · 266 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Fridays82% on time · p90 40 min · 189 flights · limited
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 20 min · 174 flights · limited
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 188 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 171 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 45 min · 189 flights · limited
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 177 flights · limited
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 188 flights · limited
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