Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Fresno
1,313 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–FAT arrive on time 61% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate61%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,374 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 timep9070 minCancel2.8%Flights1,374
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather95%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 38 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 → FAT
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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 755 flights
- Middays69% on time · p90 50 min · 1,028 flights
- Afternoons61% on time · p90 80 min · 369 flights
- Overnights56% on time · p90 80 min · 1,449 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 90 min · 703 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 69% on time.
- Tuesdays69% on time · p90 45 min · 581 flights
- Wednesdays67% on time · p90 65 min · 588 flights
- Fridays65% on time · p90 75 min · 638 flights
- Mondays64% on time · p90 75 min · 623 flights
- Thursdays63% on time · p90 70 min · 636 flights
- Sundays62% on time · p90 75 min · 645 flights
- Saturdays61% on time · p90 65 min · 593 flights
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