Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to San Francisco
1,464 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–SFO arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 3,902 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time74%Medianon timep9075 minCancel0.9%Flights802
- American AirlinesOn-time60%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.5%Flights3,070
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time50%Median10 minp90110 minCancel6.7%Flights30
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather89%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 87 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 → SFO
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 — 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 35 min · 3,353 flights
- Middays68% on time · p90 60 min · 2,048 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 90 min · 2,757 flights
- Afternoons56% on time · p90 90 min · 1,488 flights
- Overnights52% on time · p90 80 min · 2,547 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 59% to 70% on time.
- Tuesdays70% on time · p90 55 min · 1,632 flights
- Wednesdays67% on time · p90 65 min · 1,643 flights
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,626 flights
- Fridays64% on time · p90 65 min · 1,815 flights
- Mondays64% on time · p90 75 min · 1,798 flights
- Thursdays62% on time · p90 75 min · 1,832 flights
- Sundays59% on time · p90 80 min · 1,847 flights
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