Route reliability
Austin (AUS) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): which airline is most on time?
On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Austin, TX (AUS) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), September 2025 to August 2026.
Austin, TXDallas/Fort Worth, TX
Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026
AUS to DFW
Austin, TX to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
- On time
- 72.4%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
- Cancelled
- 3.3%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
- 60+ min late
- 11.0%vs 8.1% U.S. average Worse than average
- Scheduled flights
- 4,728in 12 months5 airlines
- Most reliable airline
- Envoy Air77.5% on time · 681 flights
On time less often than the U.S. average, with more cancellations.
Airlines on this route
Ranked by on-time arrival
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | 60+ min late | Avg delay when late | Diverted | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Envoy Air Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle Most reliable | 77.5% | 2.8% | 7.9% | 101 min | 0.0% | 681 |
| 2. American Airlines | 72.6% | 3.3% | 10.6% | 108 min | 0.0% | 3,611 |
| 3. SkyWest Airlines Operating carrier; sold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska | 63.5% | 2.6% | 22.1% | 137 min | 0.3% | 312 |
| 4. PSA Airlines Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle Small sample (under 300 flights) | 61.0% | 7.3% | 12.2% | 73 min | 0.0% | 123 |
| Frontier Airlines | Insufficient sample (fewer than 50 flights) | 1 | ||||
On time = arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Avg delay when late = average arrival delay of flights 15+ minutes late. "Most reliable" needs at least 300 flights in 12 months. Tap a heading to sort.
What this means
Envoy Air has the strongest record on this route.
- Envoy Air had the best on-time record from Austin (AUS) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): 77.5% of its 681 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 63.5% for SkyWest Airlines.
- Frontier Airlines also flew this route but with fewer than 50 reported flights, too few to rate.
- 3.3% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 30), 1.4 points higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
- 11.0% of flights, about 1 in 9, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 109 min.
- Overall, 72.4% of flights on this route arrived on time, 3.2 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- Over the last 3 years, September was the most reliable month on this route (81.6% on time) and May the least reliable (65.4%).
- Cancellations peaked in May, when 6.8% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (89.5% on time); flights scheduled to depart 6 pm to 7 pm were the least (61.0%).
- In the other direction, Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Austin (AUS), 66.0% of flights were on time and 3.1% were cancelled. Compare airlines DFW to AUS.
Best and worst months to fly AUS to DFW
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 72.4%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71.7% | 1,143 |
| February | 81.3% | 1,073 |
| March | 70.3% | 1,252 |
| April | 71.9% | 1,234 |
| May | 65.4% | 1,283 |
| June | 67.1% | 1,257 |
| July | 68.1% | 1,274 |
| August | 73.2% | 1,136 |
| September | 81.6% | 1,198 |
| October | 77.4% | 1,260 |
| November | 73.4% | 1,177 |
| December | 76.6% | 1,198 |
| Airline | Best month | Worst month |
|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | February (91.2%) | May (59.8%) |
| American Airlines | September (81.8%) | May (65.2%) |
Month by month, last 12 months
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 77.0% | 370 |
| Oct 2025 | 72.9% | 417 |
| Nov 2025 | 62.6% | 398 |
| Dec 2025 | 77.8% | 410 |
| Jan 2026 | 66.2% | 376 |
| Feb 2026 | 77.4% | 337 |
| Mar 2026 | 67.6% | 389 |
| Apr 2026 | 75.5% | 404 |
| May 2026 | 76.8% | 427 |
| Jun 2026 | 66.8% | 413 |
| Jul 2026 | 70.5% | 414 |
| Aug 2026 | 78.6% | 373 |
Best and worst departure times
Share of scheduled flights on time
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing before 6 am | 89.5% | 333 |
| Departing 6 am to 7 am | 87.1% | 363 |
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 80.0% | 305 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 77.6% | 348 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 81.9% | 188 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 80.1% | 317 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | 77.1% | 179 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 67.0% | 339 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | 68.4% | 253 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 67.9% | 364 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | 64.7% | 365 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 62.6% | 388 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 61.2% | 348 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 61.0% | 351 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 68.3% | 139 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | 68.9% | 148 |
Sources & data dates
- Source
- U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
- Period
- September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
- Data through
- August 2026
- Processed
- 2026-11-03
- Scope
- Nonstop scheduled flights from Austin, TX (AUS) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), one direction. Airlines that report to the DOT only.
- Method
- Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.