Historical on-time performance
Bismarck to Dallas-Fort Worth
977 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BIS–DFW arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 727 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.8%Flights727
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft27%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 BIS → 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 · 889 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,055 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 282 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 40 min · 284 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 282 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 280 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 282 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 284 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 284 flights
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