Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Santa Fe
551 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–SAF arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,752 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.7%Flights1,752
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline47%
- Weather23%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft14%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DFW → SAF
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 · 908 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,284 flights
- Overnights72% on time · p90 55 min · 622 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 55 min · 819 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 45 min · 1,092 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 677 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 672 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 676 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 683 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 672 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 667 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 678 flights
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