Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Midland
319 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–MAF arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,375 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.6%Flights1,375
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 → MAF
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 909 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,138 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 35 min · 842 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 40 min · 573 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 60 min · 961 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 716 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 711 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 711 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 25 min · 719 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 30 min · 725 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 337 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 504 flights
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