Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Valparaiso
630 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–VPS arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 400 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.5%Flights400
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 2 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 → VPS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,045 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 40 min · 103 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 165 flights · limited
- Mondays82% on time · p90 25 min · 173 flights · limited
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 188 flights · limited
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 165 flights · limited
- Fridays78% on time · p90 30 min · 174 flights · limited
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 182 flights · limited
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 174 flights · limited
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