Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Pittsburgh
1,068 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–PIT arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,511 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.6%Flights1,511
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,035 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,242 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 75 min · 796 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 75 min · 1,337 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 75 min · 213 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 75% on time.
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 625 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 647 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 668 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 669 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 642 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 65 min · 684 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 688 flights
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