Historical on-time performance
Baltimore to Dallas
1,209 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BWI–DAL arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,824 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.9%Flights1,824
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather94%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 34 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 BWI → DAL
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,911 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 25 min · 853 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 50 min · 896 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 65 min · 1,124 flights
- Overnights52% on time · p90 90 min · 645 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 768 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 752 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 40 min · 821 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 833 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 45 min · 828 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 667 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 50 min · 760 flights
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