Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Columbus
927 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–CMH arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,737 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.
- American AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.0%Flights1,287
- Envoy AirOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.4%Flights450
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 → CMH
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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,105 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,247 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,321 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 75 min · 770 flights
- Overnights52% on time · p90 100 min · 787 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 728 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 715 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 737 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 763 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 65 min · 765 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 60 min · 753 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 65 min · 769 flights
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