Historical on-time performance
San Luis Obispo to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,360 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SBP–DFW arrive on time 62% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate62%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 217 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9085 minCancel2.3%Flights217
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 SBP → 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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 55 min · 277 flights
- Middays67% on time · p90 80 min · 1,027 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 70 min · 176 flights · limited
- Fridays72% on time · p90 75 min · 192 flights · limited
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 188 flights · limited
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 45 min · 183 flights · limited
- Mondays68% on time · p90 65 min · 189 flights · limited
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 85 min · 187 flights · limited
- Sundays65% on time · p90 120 min · 191 flights · limited
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