Route reliability
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Austin (AUS): which airline is most on time?
On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Austin, TX (AUS), September 2025 to August 2026.
Dallas/Fort Worth, TXAustin, TX
Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026
DFW to AUS
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Austin, TX
- On time
- 66.0%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
- Cancelled
- 3.1%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
- 60+ min late
- 12.2%vs 8.1% U.S. average Worse than average
- Scheduled flights
- 4,730in 12 months4 airlines
- Most reliable airline
- Envoy Air78.6% 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 | 78.6% | 2.8% | 5.0% | 48 min | 0.1% | 681 |
| 2. SkyWest Airlines Operating carrier; sold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska | 76.3% | 2.2% | 9.0% | 67 min | 0.3% | 312 |
| 3. PSA Airlines Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle Small sample (under 300 flights) | 66.7% | 7.3% | 11.4% | 68 min | 0.0% | 123 |
| 4. American Airlines | 62.7% | 3.0% | 13.9% | 74 min | 0.0% | 3,614 |
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 Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Austin (AUS): 78.6% of its 681 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 62.7% for American Airlines.
- 3.1% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 32), 1.2 points higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
- 12.2% of flights, about 1 in 8, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 71 min.
- Overall, 66.0% of flights on this route arrived on time, 9.6 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- Over the last 3 years, February was the most reliable month on this route (79.2% on time) and May the least reliable (58.3%).
- Cancellations peaked in May, when 6.2% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart 7 am to 8 am were the most punctual (83.4% on time); flights scheduled to depart 8 pm to 9 pm were the least (54.3%).
- In the other direction, Austin (AUS) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), 72.4% of flights were on time and 3.3% were cancelled. Compare airlines AUS to DFW.
Best and worst months to fly DFW to AUS
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 66.0%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 65.2% | 1,145 |
| February | 79.2% | 1,077 |
| March | 67.0% | 1,251 |
| April | 66.7% | 1,236 |
| May | 58.3% | 1,280 |
| June | 58.4% | 1,257 |
| July | 62.3% | 1,274 |
| August | 66.2% | 1,135 |
| September | 78.1% | 1,198 |
| October | 75.6% | 1,264 |
| November | 73.7% | 1,176 |
| December | 72.9% | 1,201 |
| Airline | Best month | Worst month |
|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | February (91.4%) | May (66.5%) |
| American Airlines | February (76.9%) | June (52.4%) |
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 | 75.4% | 370 |
| Oct 2025 | 66.4% | 417 |
| Nov 2025 | 62.3% | 398 |
| Dec 2025 | 67.1% | 410 |
| Jan 2026 | 63.0% | 376 |
| Feb 2026 | 77.0% | 339 |
| Mar 2026 | 66.3% | 389 |
| Apr 2026 | 65.7% | 405 |
| May 2026 | 64.5% | 425 |
| Jun 2026 | 54.0% | 413 |
| Jul 2026 | 66.9% | 414 |
| Aug 2026 | 65.8% | 374 |
Best and worst departure times
Share of scheduled flights on time
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 83.4% | 410 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 79.3% | 376 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 71.5% | 281 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 67.6% | 340 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | 73.5% | 147 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 75.5% | 241 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | 61.5% | 288 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 66.7% | 216 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | 63.9% | 255 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 61.4% | 277 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 65.7% | 350 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 56.0% | 332 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 56.6% | 355 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | 54.3% | 313 |
| Departing 9 pm to 10 pm | 58.4% | 339 |
| Departing 10 pm to 11 pm | 57.6% | 210 |
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 Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Austin, TX (AUS), 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.