Historical on-time performance
New York to Dallas
1,381 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–DAL arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,417 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.2%Flights1,417
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
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 LGA → 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 · 1,096 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 981 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 55 min · 1,044 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 70 min · 415 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 105 min · 602 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 · 614 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 445 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 55 min · 633 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 615 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 627 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 55 min · 581 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 50 min · 623 flights
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