Route reliability
Springfield (SGF) 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 Springfield, MO (SGF) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), September 2025 to August 2026.
Springfield, MODallas/Fort Worth, TX
Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026
SGF to DFW
Springfield, MO to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
- On time
- 79.9%vs 75.6% U.S. average Better than average
- Cancelled
- 2.3%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
- 60+ min late
- 6.8%vs 8.1% U.S. average Better than average
- Scheduled flights
- 3,086in 12 months3 airlines
- Most reliable airline
- Envoy Air80.3% on time · 2,574 flights
On time more 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 | 80.3% | 1.7% | 6.9% | 83 min | 0.2% | 2,574 |
| 2. PSA Airlines Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle | 79.3% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 108 min | 0.3% | 387 |
| 3. SkyWest Airlines Operating carrier; sold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska Small sample (under 300 flights) | 75.2% | 3.2% | 7.2% | 78 min | 0.8% | 125 |
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 Springfield (SGF) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): 80.3% of its 2,574 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.
- 2.3% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 43), about the same as the U.S. average of 1.9%.
- 6.8% of flights, about 1 in 15, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 86 min.
- Overall, 79.9% of flights on this route arrived on time, 4.3 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month on this route (81.9% on time) and May the least reliable (66.9%).
- Cancellations peaked in January, when 6.4% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (92.0% on time); flights scheduled to depart 7 pm to 8 pm were the least (66.8%).
- In the other direction, Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Springfield (SGF), 80.3% of flights were on time and 2.1% were cancelled. Compare airlines DFW to SGF.
Best and worst months to fly SGF to DFW
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 79.9%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71.0% | 704 |
| February | 80.2% | 631 |
| March | 78.3% | 706 |
| April | 72.8% | 727 |
| May | 66.9% | 764 |
| June | 70.8% | 789 |
| July | 75.2% | 811 |
| August | 81.0% | 830 |
| September | 79.2% | 778 |
| October | 81.9% | 797 |
| November | 80.5% | 753 |
| December | 80.2% | 747 |
| Airline | Best month | Worst month |
|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | November (82.5%) | May (66.4%) |
| PSA Airlines | January (81.0%) | March (67.3%) |
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 | 75.8% | 277 |
| Oct 2025 | 76.3% | 287 |
| Nov 2025 | 76.7% | 266 |
| Dec 2025 | 82.2% | 258 |
| Jan 2026 | 80.9% | 230 |
| Feb 2026 | 90.4% | 197 |
| Mar 2026 | 83.8% | 229 |
| Apr 2026 | 82.0% | 256 |
| May 2026 | 73.8% | 271 |
| Jun 2026 | 70.2% | 265 |
| Jul 2026 | 84.9% | 271 |
| Aug 2026 | 86.0% | 279 |
Best and worst departure times
Share of scheduled flights on time
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing before 6 am | 92.0% | 188 |
| Departing 6 am to 7 am | 87.7% | 236 |
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 86.8% | 281 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 78.9% | 360 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 82.6% | 293 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 83.6% | 268 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | 83.1% | 65 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 78.5% | 330 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | Insufficient sample | 23 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 82.3% | 220 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | 73.4% | 128 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 72.5% | 182 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | Insufficient sample | 41 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 68.5% | 260 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 66.8% | 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 Springfield, MO (SGF) 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.