Historical on-time performance
Lexington KY to Dallas-Fort Worth
785 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LEX–DFW arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,010 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel2.9%Flights241
- Envoy AirOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.3%Flights477
- American AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.4%Flights292
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather95%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 20 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 LEX → 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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,269 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 60 min · 261 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 65 min · 889 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 65 min · 345 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 50 min · 532 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 79% on time.
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 483 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 484 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 452 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 460 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 65 min · 488 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 453 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 60 min · 476 flights
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