Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Columbus
926 miData through May 2026Source: 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 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,690 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.0%Flights286
- American AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.8%Flights1,404
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline3%
- Weather95%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 40 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 → CMH
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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,108 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,242 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 65 min · 1,310 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 75 min · 889 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 100 min · 732 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 720 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 738 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 737 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 55 min · 765 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 777 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 65 min · 763 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 70 min · 781 flights
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