Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Washington
1,172 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–IAD arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,776 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.3%Flights933
- American AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.6%Flights843
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 → IAD
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,236 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,993 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 70 min · 2,058 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 761 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 745 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 810 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 60 min · 806 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 680 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 45 min · 727 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 793 flights
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