Historical on-time performance
Midland to Dallas
319 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MAF–DAL arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,351 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.3%Flights1,351
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather78%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 18 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 MAF → 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 — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 on time · 1,226 flights
- Middays90% on time · p90 5 min · 1,241 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 30 min · 804 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 35 min · 983 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 86% to 90% on time.
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 685 flights
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 330 flights
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 691 flights
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 696 flights
- Fridays87% on time · p90 20 min · 702 flights
- Sundays86% on time · p90 20 min · 511 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 20 min · 701 flights
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