Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Atlanta
732 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–ATL arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 6,593 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights31
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.5%Flights2,791
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.7%Flights255
- American AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.0%Flights2,670
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.4%Flights846
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline34%
- Weather64%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 176 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 → ATL
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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 6,641 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 45 min · 4,542 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 75 min · 3,637 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 80 min · 3,398 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 75 min · 1,552 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 2,671 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 2,716 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 2,932 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 2,946 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 60 min · 2,927 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 2,631 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 2,947 flights
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