Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Lake Charles
295 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–LCH arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,047 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.9%Flights764
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.5%Flights283
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather27%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft28%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather76%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 29 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 → LCH
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,038 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,077 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 55 min · 1,034 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 82% on time.
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 464 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 448 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 459 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 449 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 55 min · 464 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 457 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 55 min · 463 flights
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