Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to New York
1,389 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–LGA arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.6%of scheduled flights
based on 6,602 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time69%Medianon timep9070 minCancel4.6%Flights2,006
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.3%Flights122
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9085 minCancel5.9%Flights185
- American AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9080 minCancel4.5%Flights4,289
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline19%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 301 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 → LGA
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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 6,015 flights
- Middays70% on time · p90 60 min · 5,161 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 75 min · 4,260 flights
- Afternoons61% on time · p90 85 min · 4,126 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 76% on time.
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,717 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 3,007 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 3,002 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 2,987 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 65 min · 3,009 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 65 min · 3,010 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 70 min · 2,831 flights
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