Historical on-time performance
New York to Dallas-Fort Worth
Flights on LGA–DFW arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 6,599 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9070 minCancel5.7%Flights122
- Delta Air LinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9075 minCancel4.5%Flights2,006
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9085 minCancel7.0%Flights185
- American AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9070 minCancel4.6%Flights4,286
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather73%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 308 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 → 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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 5,899 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 5,278 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 80 min · 3,028 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 85 min · 3,721 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 85 min · 1,630 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 76% on time.
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,733 flights
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 3,004 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 3,002 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 2,986 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 65 min · 3,008 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 65 min · 3,009 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 70 min · 2,814 flights
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