Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Columbia
922 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–CAE arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.1%of scheduled flights
based on 807 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel2.7%Flights478
- PSA AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9090 minCancel3.6%Flights329
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft58%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline12%
- Weather84%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 25 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 → CAE
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 10 min · 115 flights · limited
- Middays73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,062 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 35 min · 178 flights · limited
- Overnights67% on time · p90 60 min · 532 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 120 min · 548 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 72% on time.
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 336 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 60 min · 350 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 90 min · 347 flights
- Wednesdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 339 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 70 min · 359 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 65 min · 341 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 75 min · 363 flights
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