Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Pittsburgh
1,067 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–PIT arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,497 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.7%Flights1,497
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline19%
- Weather81%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 26 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 → PIT
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,030 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,249 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 70 min · 868 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 80 min · 1,257 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 100 min · 157 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 75% on time.
- Fridays75% on time · p90 55 min · 677 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 617 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 626 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 60 min · 653 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 622 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 685 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 65 min · 681 flights
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