Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Dallas
1,246 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–DAL arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,522 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.9%Flights1,522
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security1%
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 LAX → DAL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 2,337 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 35 min · 1,022 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 60 min · 1,129 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 45 min · 1,029 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 80% on time.
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 596 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 818 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 850 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 821 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 30 min · 846 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 836 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 45 min · 750 flights
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