Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Waco
89 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–ACT arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,089 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Envoy AirOn-time69%Medianon timep9050 minCancel3.3%Flights360
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel4.8%Flights729
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DFW → ACT
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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,086 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,048 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 55 min · 441 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 70 min · 655 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 461 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 469 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 462 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 467 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 465 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 460 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 460 flights
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