Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Colorado Springs
602 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–COS arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 840 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.0%Flights840
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft61%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline13%
- Weather88%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 8 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 DAL → COS
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 607 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 531 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 40 min · 468 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 45 min · 368 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 70 min · 698 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 366 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 255 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 362 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 442 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 40 min · 363 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 40 min · 446 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 438 flights
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