Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Dallas-Fort Worth
Flights on PHL–DFW arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,161 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights30
- American AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel3.9%Flights3,131
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline15%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 121 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 → DFW
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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 3,545 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 2,509 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,679 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 95 min · 966 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 70 min · 1,678 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,425 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,425 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 1,512 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,512 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,458 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 70 min · 1,514 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,531 flights
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