Historical on-time performance
Santa Ana to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,205 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SNA–DFW arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 2,897 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel3.3%Flights2,897
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline15%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 95 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 SNA → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 3,449 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 35 min · 768 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 2,467 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 50 min · 2,162 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,200 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,315 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,161 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,205 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,328 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,298 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,339 flights
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