Historical on-time performance
Baltimore to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,217 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BWI–DFW arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.1%of scheduled flights
based on 991 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.
- American AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.2%Flights957
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.0%Flights34
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BWI → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 1,645 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 50 min · 693 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 65 min · 870 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 105 min · 1,007 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 105 min · 392 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 572 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 725 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 555 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 70 min · 695 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 740 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 70 min · 690 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 50 min · 630 flights
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