Historical on-time performance
San Antonio to Dallas-Fort Worth
Flights on SAT–DFW arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 4,229 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.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.9%Flights306
- American AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.4%Flights3,549
- Envoy AirOn-time68%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.2%Flights374
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather89%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 140 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 SAT → 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 · 5,206 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 55 min · 2,636 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 90 min · 2,370 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 80 min · 753 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 85 min · 2,191 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,819 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,941 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,832 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,920 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 65 min · 1,914 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,786 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 75 min · 1,944 flights
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