Historical on-time performance
San Jose to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,439 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SJC–DFW arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,150 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.3%Flights1,120
- Spirit AirlinesbestOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights30
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly SJC → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 5 min · 1,251 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,670 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 55 min · 879 flights
- Evenings53% on time · p90 105 min · 60 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 513 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 592 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 515 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 506 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 594 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 50 min · 591 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 586 flights
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