Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Chattanooga
695 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–CHA arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,491 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-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.2%Flights415
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.0%Flights91
- PSA AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.5%Flights985
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security2%
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 → CHA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 71% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 637 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 30 min · 924 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,115 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 55 min · 970 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 55 min · 521 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 · 567 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 45 min · 605 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 578 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 585 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 606 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 610 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 60 min · 616 flights
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