Historical on-time performance
Sioux Falls to Dallas-Fort Worth
737 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FSD–DFW arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 836 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel4.0%Flights201
- American AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9085 minCancel2.4%Flights635
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather87%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 23 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 FSD → DFW
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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,092 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 65 min · 702 flights
- Middays68% on time · p90 80 min · 1,093 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 414 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 409 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 70 min · 416 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 410 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 75 min · 413 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 415 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 80 min · 415 flights
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