Historical on-time performance
San Jose to Dallas
1,450 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SJC–DAL arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 571 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.5%Flights571
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
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 SJC → 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 69% to 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 981 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 15 min · 105 flights · limited
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 30 min · 206 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 55 min · 545 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 89% on time.
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 179 flights · limited
- Sundays84% on time · p90 20 min · 250 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 257 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 258 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 298 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 298 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 297 flights
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