Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Philadelphia
Flights on DFW–PHL arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,155 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- American AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.7%Flights3,125
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9065 minCancel0.0%Flights30
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather86%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 117 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 → PHL
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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 3,490 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 55 min · 2,552 flights
- Afternoons58% on time · p90 80 min · 1,765 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 90 min · 1,838 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 90 min · 717 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 74% on time.
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,424 flights
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,421 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 55 min · 1,509 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,506 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,519 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,453 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,530 flights
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