Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Dallas
1,295 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–DAL arrive on time 54% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate54%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 184 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time54%Median10 minp9055 minCancel1.6%Flights184
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline67%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 3 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 PHL → DAL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 64% to 72% on time.
- Middays72% on time · p90 40 min · 130 flights · limited
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 40 min · 236 flights
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