Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Fresno
1,313 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–FAT arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,413 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.0%Flights1,413
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 → FAT
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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 892 flights
- Middays69% on time · p90 50 min · 1,017 flights
- Afternoons60% on time · p90 85 min · 229 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 90 min · 816 flights
- Overnights56% on time · p90 75 min · 1,337 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 62% to 70% on time.
- Tuesdays70% on time · p90 45 min · 578 flights
- Wednesdays66% on time · p90 60 min · 583 flights
- Mondays65% on time · p90 70 min · 622 flights
- Fridays64% on time · p90 75 min · 641 flights
- Saturdays63% on time · p90 60 min · 583 flights
- Sundays62% on time · p90 75 min · 647 flights
- Thursdays62% on time · p90 75 min · 637 flights
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