Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Dayton
861 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–DAY arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,324 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 timep9040 minCancel3.2%Flights31
- PSA AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.2%Flights1,293
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft60%
- 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 → DAY
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 · 740 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 40 min · 1,046 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 50 min · 155 flights · limited
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 75 min · 895 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 105 min · 1,035 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 530 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 65 min · 547 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 65 min · 543 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 65 min · 570 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 70 min · 559 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 60 min · 565 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 70 min · 557 flights
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