Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Dallas
1,295 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–DAL arrive on time 59% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate59%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 123 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time59%Median5 minp9040 minCancel1.6%Flights123
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline47%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PHL → DAL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 63% to 74% on time.
- Middays74% on time · p90 40 min · 114 flights · limited
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 40 min · 213 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 79% on time.
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 67 flights · limited
- Sundays66% on time · p90 60 min · 76 flights · limited
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