Route reliability
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Springfield (SGF): 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 Springfield, MO (SGF), September 2025 to August 2026.
Dallas/Fort Worth, TXSpringfield, MO
Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026
DFW to SGF
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Springfield, MO
- On time
- 80.3%vs 75.6% U.S. average Better than average
- Cancelled
- 2.1%vs 1.9% U.S. average About average
- 60+ min late
- 5.7%vs 8.1% U.S. average Better than average
- Scheduled flights
- 3,088in 12 months3 airlines
- Most reliable airline
- Envoy Air80.3% on time · 2,576 flights
On time more often than the U.S. average, with a typical cancellation rate.
Airlines on this route
Ranked by on-time arrival
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | 60+ min late | Avg delay when late | Diverted | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. SkyWest Airlines Operating carrier; sold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska Small sample (under 300 flights) | 84.0% | 4.0% | 6.4% | 88 min | 0.8% | 125 |
| 2. Envoy Air Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle Most reliable | 80.3% | 1.5% | 5.7% | 59 min | 0.2% | 2,576 |
| 3. PSA Airlines Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle | 79.3% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 75 min | 0.3% | 387 |
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 Springfield (SGF): 80.3% of its 2,576 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 79.3% for PSA Airlines. The gap is small, so treat the airlines as roughly equal on punctuality.
- SkyWest Airlines (84.0% on 125 flights) scored higher but flew the route far less often, so that result is less certain.
- 2.1% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 48), about the same as the U.S. average of 1.9%.
- 5.7% of flights, about 1 in 18, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 61 min.
- Overall, 80.3% of flights on this route arrived on time, 4.7 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month on this route (85.7% on time) and June the least reliable (67.8%).
- Cancellations peaked in January, when 6.2% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart 7 am to 8 am were the most punctual (89.3% on time); flights scheduled to depart 7 pm to 8 pm were the least (71.3%).
- In the other direction, Springfield (SGF) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), 79.9% of flights were on time and 2.3% were cancelled. Compare airlines SGF to DFW.
Best and worst months to fly DFW to SGF
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 80.3%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74.0% | 705 |
| February | 85.0% | 632 |
| March | 78.3% | 706 |
| April | 76.8% | 728 |
| May | 70.5% | 764 |
| June | 67.8% | 788 |
| July | 73.4% | 811 |
| August | 81.7% | 830 |
| September | 82.6% | 778 |
| October | 85.7% | 798 |
| November | 83.2% | 754 |
| December | 84.8% | 745 |
| Airline | Best month | Worst month |
|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | December (85.9%) | June (67.5%) |
| PSA Airlines | August (88.5%) | March (63.6%) |
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 | 80.5% | 277 |
| Oct 2025 | 83.3% | 287 |
| Nov 2025 | 80.5% | 266 |
| Dec 2025 | 80.2% | 258 |
| Jan 2026 | 78.7% | 230 |
| Feb 2026 | 90.4% | 198 |
| Mar 2026 | 83.0% | 229 |
| Apr 2026 | 81.3% | 257 |
| May 2026 | 75.3% | 271 |
| Jun 2026 | 69.8% | 265 |
| Jul 2026 | 78.6% | 271 |
| Aug 2026 | 84.9% | 279 |
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 | 89.3% | 290 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 82.1% | 307 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | Insufficient sample | 27 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 85.5% | 331 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | Insufficient sample | 23 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 88.2% | 221 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | 83.0% | 94 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 83.3% | 216 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | Insufficient sample | 37 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 75.1% | 269 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 75.0% | 340 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 61.8% | 55 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 71.3% | 321 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | 76.0% | 192 |
| Departing 9 pm to 10 pm | 84.4% | 154 |
| Departing 10 pm to 11 pm | 78.2% | 211 |
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 Springfield, MO (SGF), 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.