Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Los Angeles
1,235 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–LAX arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 6,192 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.9%Flights718
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.4%Flights535
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.8%Flights369
- American AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.3%Flights4,570
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline22%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 134 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 → LAX
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 25 min · 5,841 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 3,672 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 60 min · 4,278 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 80 min · 3,133 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 70 min · 3,213 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 2,770 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 2,789 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 2,771 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 2,952 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 2,967 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 60 min · 2,935 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 65 min · 2,953 flights
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