Historical on-time performance
Pittsburgh to Dallas
1,060 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PIT–DAL arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 336 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.9%Flights336
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline15%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security3%
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 PIT → 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 88% on time.
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 510 flights
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 122 flights · limited
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 50 min · 370 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 80 min · 78 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 10 min · 157 flights · limited
- Mondays85% on time · p90 20 min · 158 flights · limited
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 157 flights · limited
- Fridays83% on time · p90 20 min · 156 flights · limited
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 156 flights · limited
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 70 min · 138 flights · limited
- Sundays73% on time · p90 45 min · 158 flights · limited
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