Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Tucson
824 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–TUS arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 154 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.6%Flights154
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft57%
- 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 → TUS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 81% to 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 168 flights · limited
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 139 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 51 flights · limited
- Fridays84% on time · p90 35 min · 50 flights · limited
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 55 min · 59 flights · limited
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 20 min · 50 flights · limited
- Sundays65% on time · p90 45 min · 63 flights · limited
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