Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Rapid City
835 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–RAP arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,016 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.5%Flights1,016
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather16%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather87%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 15 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 → RAP
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 323 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 994 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 30 min · 618 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 45 min · 224 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 45 min · 862 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 83% on time.
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 430 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 426 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 454 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 426 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 428 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 429 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 428 flights
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