Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Salt Lake City
Flights on DFW–SLC arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,685 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.4%Flights1,459
- American AirlinesOn-time59%Median5 minp9080 minCancel3.0%Flights2,226
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline18%
- Weather82%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 88 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 → SLC
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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 2,645 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,402 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 55 min · 3,314 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 80 min · 2,578 flights
- Overnights53% on time · p90 90 min · 1,746 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 · 1,637 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,621 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,683 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 55 min · 1,691 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,653 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,688 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,712 flights
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