Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston
247 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–HOU arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.0%of scheduled flights
based on 2,131 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel3.3%Flights1,392
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9070 minCancel4.9%Flights485
- PSA AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9085 minCancel6.3%Flights254
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft38%
- 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 → HOU
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 66% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,438 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,190 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,044 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 55 min · 1,835 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 60 min · 1,035 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 832 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 976 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 890 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 974 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 902 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 984 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 45 min · 984 flights
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