Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Santa Ana
1,205 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–SNA arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.0%of scheduled flights
based on 2,898 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel3.0%Flights2,898
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather90%
- 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 → SNA
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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 2,440 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 40 min · 2,225 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,950 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 30 min · 886 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 55 min · 1,346 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,200 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,160 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 1,315 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,329 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,205 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,339 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,299 flights
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