Historical on-time performance
Montrose CO to Dallas-Fort Worth
722 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MTJ–DFW arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay90 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.0%of scheduled flights
based on 438 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9090 minCancel3.0%Flights438
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline15%
- Weather85%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 13 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 MTJ → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 78% on time.
- Middays78% on time · p90 45 min · 991 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 90 min · 665 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 79% on time.
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 252 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 221 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 268 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 70 min · 250 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 253 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 70 min · 252 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 75 min · 234 flights
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