Historical on-time performance
Rapid City to Dallas-Fort Worth
835 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RAP–DFW arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,016 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.7%Flights1,016
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline12%
- Weather82%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 17 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 RAP → 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 · 1,095 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,168 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 45 min · 706 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 85% on time.
- Fridays85% on time · p90 25 min · 430 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 426 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 428 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 426 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 427 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 430 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 454 flights
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