Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Dayton
861 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–DAY arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,369 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.2%Flights1,369
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline3%
- Weather93%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 30 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 → DAY
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 894 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 40 min · 976 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 80 min · 954 flights
- Overnights72% on time · p90 70 min · 106 flights · limited
- Evenings65% on time · p90 105 min · 1,100 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 55 min · 553 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 65 min · 563 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 65 min · 567 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 582 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 60 min · 591 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 75 min · 591 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 80 min · 583 flights
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