Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Sioux Falls
737 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–FSD arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay90 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 892 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9030 minCancel3.3%Flights395
- American AirlinesOn-time52%Median10 minp90130 minCancel2.2%Flights497
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- 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 → FSD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 46% to 76% on time.
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 560 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,094 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 110 min · 932 flights
- Overnights46% on time · p90 120 min · 142 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 73% on time.
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 387 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 85 min · 384 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 85 min · 386 flights
- Wednesdays69% on time · p90 75 min · 394 flights
- Mondays65% on time · p90 100 min · 393 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 85 min · 393 flights
- Fridays63% on time · p90 95 min · 391 flights
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