Historical on-time performance
Tucson to Dallas-Fort Worth
813 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TUS–DFW arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.5%of scheduled flights
based on 2,133 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 timep9050 minCancel3.5%Flights2,133
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline16%
- Weather81%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 74 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 TUS → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 3,412 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,945 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 30 min · 101 flights · limited
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,267 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 80% on time.
- Sundays80% on time · p90 40 min · 984 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 45 min · 961 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 969 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 953 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 956 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 952 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 955 flights
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