Historical on-time performance
Colorado Springs to Dallas-Fort Worth
592 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on COS–DFW arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,852 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time84%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.8%Flights171
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.4%Flights586
- American AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.3%Flights1,095
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline55%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather85%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 53 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 COS → 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 — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 40 min · 2,286 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,897 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 80 min · 355 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 80 min · 1,237 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 77% on time.
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 819 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 828 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 815 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 830 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 75 min · 831 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 65 min · 824 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 55 min · 828 flights
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