Route Reliability

Route reliability

Los Angeles (LAX) 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 Los Angeles, CA (LAX) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

Los Angeles, CADallas/Fort Worth, TX

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Three-letter airport codes, nonstop U.S. domestic flights. One direction at a time.

Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

LAX to DFW

Los Angeles, CA to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

On time
72.8%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
Cancelled
2.2%vs 1.9% U.S. average About average
60+ min late
8.4%vs 8.1% U.S. average About average
Scheduled flights
6,178in 12 months4 airlines
Most reliable airline
Delta Air Lines84.0% on time · 757 flights

On time less often than the U.S. average, with a typical cancellation rate.

Compared with all U.S. flights, September 2025 to August 2026. “About average” means within 1.5 points for on time, 0.3 for cancelled and 1 for 60+ minutes late.

Airlines on this route

Ranked by on-time arrival

Airlines from LAX to DFW, September 2025 to August 2026. Rates are shares of all scheduled flights.
Airline On time Cancelled 60+ min late Avg delay when late Diverted Flights
1. Delta Air Lines Most reliable 84.0% 1.5% 5.0% 75 min 0.1% 757
2. American Airlines 71.6% 2.2% 9.0% 80 min 0.6% 4,528
3. Frontier Airlines 70.8% 1.8% 9.2% 88 min 0.8% 510
4. Spirit Airlines 67.6% 4.2% 7.0% 59 min 0.3% 383

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

Delta Air Lines has the strongest record on this route.

  • Delta Air Lines had the best on-time record from Los Angeles (LAX) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): 84.0% of its 757 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 67.6% for Spirit Airlines.
  • 2.2% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 45), about the same as the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 8.4% of flights, about 1 in 12, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 79 min.
  • Overall, 72.8% of flights on this route arrived on time, 2.8 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, February was the most reliable month on this route (83.1% on time) and July the least reliable (66.4%).
  • Cancellations peaked in January, when 4.9% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 7 am to 8 am were the most punctual (85.9% on time); flights scheduled to depart 4 pm to 5 pm were the least (60.0%).
  • In the other direction, Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Los Angeles (LAX), 72.4% of flights were on time and 2.2% were cancelled. Compare airlines DFW to LAX.

Best and worst months to fly LAX to DFW

Jan 74.4%
Feb 83.1%
Mar 74.2%
Apr 76.9%
May 68.5%
Jun 67.1%
Jul 66.4%
Aug 74.9%
Sep 82.9%
Oct 81.6%
Nov 78.3%
Dec 81.0%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 72.8%
All airlines combined, by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 (3 years pooled). Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
January 74.4% 1,600
February 83.1% 1,444
March 74.2% 1,703
April 76.9% 1,665
May 68.5% 1,762
June 67.1% 1,679
July 66.4% 1,758
August 74.9% 1,674
September 82.9% 1,594
October 81.6% 1,752
November 78.3% 1,646
December 81.0% 1,714
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
Delta Air Lines September (90.6%) May (70.1%)
American Airlines February (84.2%) June (65.3%)
Frontier Airlines February (82.7%) September (40.0%)
Spirit Airlines September (86.1%) July (67.9%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 79.3%
Oct 77.8%
Nov 63.7%
Dec 75.8%
Jan 63.8%
Feb 73.6%
Mar 71.2%
Apr 80.5%
May 77.3%
Jun 63.8%
Jul 66.4%
Aug 81.1%
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
All airlines combined, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Sep 2025 79.3% 487
Oct 2025 77.8% 558
Nov 2025 63.7% 531
Dec 2025 75.8% 508
Jan 2026 63.8% 478
Feb 2026 73.6% 444
Mar 2026 71.2% 545
Apr 2026 80.5% 508
May 2026 77.3% 529
Jun 2026 63.8% 522
Jul 2026 66.4% 559
Aug 2026 81.1% 509

Best and worst departure times

<6a 77.9%
6a 83.3%
7a 85.9%
8a 82.6%
9a 74.0%
10a 73.2%
11a 66.9%
12p 63.5%
1p 61.4%
2p 66.3%
3p 65.1%
4p 60.0%
5p 66.3%
6p 72.5%
7p 68.6%
11p 72.2%
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at LAX, September 2025 to August 2026. Hours with no scheduled flights are omitted. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing before 6 am 77.9% 707
Departing 6 am to 7 am 83.3% 430
Departing 7 am to 8 am 85.9% 396
Departing 8 am to 9 am 82.6% 530
Departing 9 am to 10 am 74.0% 480
Departing 10 am to 11 am 73.2% 332
Departing 11 am to noon 66.9% 145
Departing noon to 1 pm 63.5% 156
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 61.4% 427
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 66.3% 291
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 65.1% 393
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 60.0% 340
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 66.3% 300
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 72.5% 829
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 68.6% 70
Departing 11 pm to midnight 72.2% 352
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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 Los Angeles, CA (LAX) 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.

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