Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Phoenix
879 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–PHX arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 2,976 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.4%Flights2,976
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- 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 → PHX
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 2,412 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 20 min · 2,164 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 40 min · 1,583 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 60 min · 1,167 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 60 min · 1,705 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,316 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,024 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 1,313 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,354 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 40 min · 1,346 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 40 min · 1,346 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 45 min · 1,332 flights
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