Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Abilene
158 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–ABI arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,750 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.3%Flights1,750
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather73%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 41 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 DFW → ABI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,087 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,062 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 693 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,087 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,217 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 624 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 755 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 761 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 736 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 751 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 762 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 757 flights
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