Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Long Beach
1,232 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–LGB 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)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 684 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.3%Flights684
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DAL → LGB
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 568 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 408 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 35 min · 241 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 45 min · 620 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 292 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 289 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 292 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 287 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 30 min · 231 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 30 min · 292 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 170 flights · limited
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