Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Lexington KY
Flights on DFW–LEX arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,010 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-time75%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.3%Flights478
- PSA AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9065 minCancel4.2%Flights240
- American AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep90115 minCancel2.4%Flights292
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft60%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather91%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 23 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 → LEX
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 — 79% on time.
- Middays79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,083 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 45 min · 913 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 65 min · 543 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 90 min · 677 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 74% on time.
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 481 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 453 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 484 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 65 min · 490 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 454 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 460 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 60 min · 476 flights
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