Historical on-time performance
Houston to Dallas-Fort Worth
247 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–DFW arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,964 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.8%Flights1,103
- PSA AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9080 minCancel5.8%Flights607
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9075 minCancel5.9%Flights254
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather16%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 81 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 HOU → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,949 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,481 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,477 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 70 min · 766 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 65 min · 945 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 80% on time.
- Fridays80% on time · p90 45 min · 987 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 860 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 983 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 898 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 904 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 997 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 60 min · 989 flights
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