Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Dallas-Fort Worth
Flights on PHX–DFW arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 5,028 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.0%Flights452
- American AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.5%Flights4,576
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline12%
- Weather85%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 125 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 PHX → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 5,747 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 45 min · 3,440 flights
- Early mornings76% on time · p90 60 min · 271 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 50 min · 762 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 60 min · 2,679 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 65 min · 2,540 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 2,066 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 2,065 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 2,279 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 2,177 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 2,313 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 2,282 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 2,257 flights
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