Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to San Jose
1,439 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–SJC arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,122 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.1%Flights1,122
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather96%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 24 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 → SJC
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 — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,053 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,213 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 85 min · 207 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 65 min · 1,152 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 65 min · 296 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 74% on time.
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 519 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 517 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 504 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 45 min · 593 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 597 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 50 min · 593 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 65 min · 598 flights
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