Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Dallas
879 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–DAL arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 2,984 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.1%Flights2,984
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PHX → DAL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 3,203 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 2,069 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 40 min · 1,679 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 55 min · 2,008 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 70 min · 88 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,317 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,315 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,033 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,353 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 30 min · 1,343 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 35 min · 1,357 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 1,329 flights
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