Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Lake Charles
295 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–LCH arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,087 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9060 minCancel6.3%Flights736
- Envoy AirbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.3%Flights351
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather31%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft18%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DFW → LCH
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 74% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 148 flights · limited
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 946 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,076 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,071 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 460 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 40 min · 466 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 50 min · 467 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 459 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 458 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 460 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 55 min · 471 flights
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