Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,464 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–DFW arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 3,903 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights804
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.6%Flights3,069
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time53%Median5 minp9030 minCancel6.7%Flights30
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather87%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 86 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 SFO → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 3,168 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 50 min · 3,927 flights
- Early mornings71% on time · p90 55 min · 460 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,517 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 50 min · 1,359 flights
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 70 min · 1,768 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 76% on time.
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,667 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,642 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,632 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,823 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,786 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,823 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,826 flights
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