Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Phoenix
868 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–PHX arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.5%of scheduled flights
based on 5,032 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Frontier AirlinesbestOn-time75%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.2%Flights452
- American AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.5%Flights4,580
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline12%
- Weather84%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 124 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 → PHX
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 — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 35 min · 2,894 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 40 min · 3,051 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 60 min · 3,331 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 75 min · 2,958 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 85 min · 3,213 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 73% on time.
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 2,067 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 2,069 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 2,194 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 2,281 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 60 min · 2,282 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 70 min · 2,259 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 70 min · 2,295 flights
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