Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Birmingham
597 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–BHM arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 2,180 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.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.5%Flights120
- Envoy AirOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.8%Flights1,050
- American AirlinesOn-time55%Median5 minp90115 minCancel4.5%Flights220
- PSA AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep90100 minCancel3.8%Flights790
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft48%
- 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 DFW → BHM
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,202 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 50 min · 1,448 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 70 min · 1,182 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,418 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 75 min · 1,190 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 890 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 894 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 867 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 70 min · 945 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 65 min · 943 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 75 min · 950 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 951 flights
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