Historical on-time performance
San Jose to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,438 miData through May 2026Source: 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 1,124 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%Flights1,124
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather96%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 26 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 SJC → 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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 5 min · 1,261 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,669 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 55 min · 887 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 80% on time.
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 507 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 594 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 519 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 515 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 598 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 593 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 596 flights
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