Historical on-time performance
Long Beach to Dallas
1,232 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGB–DAL arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 534 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.7%Flights534
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft57%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 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 LGB → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 950 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 25 min · 312 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 45 min · 552 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 291 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 291 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 171 flights · limited
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 292 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 291 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 289 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 30 min · 239 flights
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