Historical on-time performance
Tucson to Dallas
824 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TUS–DAL arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 154 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.3%Flights154
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline10%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)39%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 TUS → 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 79% to 82% on time.
- Middays82% on time · p90 20 min · 198 flights · limited
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 60 min · 122 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 92% on time.
- Tuesdays92% on time · p90 10 min · 51 flights · limited
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 59 flights · limited
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 15 min · 50 flights · limited
- Sundays83% on time · p90 25 min · 63 flights · limited
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 50 flights · limited
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