Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Santa Fe
551 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–SAF arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,751 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.6%Flights1,751
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline44%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft21%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 45 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 → SAF
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 913 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,421 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 60 min · 813 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 65 min · 640 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 55 min · 1,092 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 694 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 689 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 701 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 692 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 695 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 697 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 711 flights
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