Historical on-time performance
New York to Dallas
1,381 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–DAL arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,492 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.4%Flights1,492
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather55%
- Air traffic (NAS)37%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 51 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 LGA → DAL
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,148 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,027 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,044 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 80 min · 288 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 100 min · 726 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 622 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 446 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 623 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 55 min · 641 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 645 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 50 min · 640 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 60 min · 616 flights
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