Historical on-time performance
Birmingham to Dallas-Fort Worth
597 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BHM–DFW arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.2%of scheduled flights
based on 2,083 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.0%Flights151
- Envoy AirbestOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.7%Flights723
- PSA AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9075 minCancel4.2%Flights1,165
- American AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9065 minCancel4.5%Flights44
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather18%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline15%
- Weather74%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 66 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 BHM → 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 · 2,960 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,387 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 75 min · 599 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 80 min · 1,638 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 913 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 906 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 886 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 55 min · 969 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 971 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 60 min · 962 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 75 min · 977 flights
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