Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Lexington KY
785 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–LEX 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)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,111 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Envoy AirOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.2%Flights757
- PSA AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9065 minCancel4.2%Flights240
- American AirlinesOn-time59%Median5 minp90130 minCancel0.0%Flights114
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft56%
- Security1%
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 → LEX
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 71 flights · limited
- Middays81% on time · p90 40 min · 1,081 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 931 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 60 min · 406 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 80 min · 812 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 451 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 480 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 55 min · 490 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 484 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 452 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 484 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 460 flights
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