Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Tucson
813 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–TUS arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.1%of scheduled flights
based on 2,212 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9070 minCancel3.1%Flights2,212
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DFW → TUS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 57% to 78% on time.
- Mornings78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,189 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,936 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,182 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 90 min · 1,315 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 90 min · 1,071 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 72% on time.
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 955 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 952 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 75 min · 964 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 65 min · 972 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 950 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 55 min · 953 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 65 min · 947 flights
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