Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Dallas-Fort Worth
Flights on LAX–DFW arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 6,185 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.8%Flights718
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.8%Flights535
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.1%Flights368
- American AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.3%Flights4,564
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather2%
- 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
- Airline26%
- Weather72%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 137 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 LAX → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 69% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 35 min · 5,827 flights
- Early mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,565 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 55 min · 3,751 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,877 flights
- Middays70% on time · p90 60 min · 3,801 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 60 min · 3,306 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 2,790 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 2,802 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 2,892 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 2,806 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 2,968 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 2,906 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 2,963 flights
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