Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Vail
721 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–EGE arrive on time 61% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate61%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay105 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 883 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep90105 minCancel2.7%Flights883
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather92%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 24 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 → EGE
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 — 74% on time.
- Mornings74% on time · p90 45 min · 570 flights
- Middays68% on time · p90 70 min · 1,124 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 100 min · 261 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 110 min · 643 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 59% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 65 min · 318 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 90 min · 358 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 60 min · 395 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 55 min · 377 flights
- Mondays66% on time · p90 95 min · 372 flights
- Saturdays62% on time · p90 85 min · 405 flights
- Sundays59% on time · p90 110 min · 373 flights
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