Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Delays

#3 U.S. airport by BTS-tracked flight volume · 70.9% on-time departures, 76.7% on-time arrivals over the last 12 months · 2015–2026

313,260Flights
70.9%Departures on-time
21.8 minAvg dep. delay
76.7%Arrivals on-time
22.6 minAvg arr. delay
2.8%Cancelled

Delay causes (last 12 months)

  • Air carrier31.2%
  • Extreme weather8.4%
  • National Aviation System14.5%
  • Security0.1%
  • Late-arriving aircraft45.7%

By year

Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) on-time performance by year
YearFlightsDep on-timeArr on-timeAvg dep delayCancelled
2026125,36172.7%79.7%20.1 min3.7%
2025315,85471.2%75.2%21.7 min2.8%
2024313,58272.3%75.8%21.4 min1.9%
2023285,24476.4%78.9%18.2 min1.5%
2022276,70877.2%79.8%16.9 min2.9%
2021280,41878.3%80.7%16 min3.2%
2020225,82187.5%85.6%8.2 min5.2%
2019304,34477.7%79.6%15.6 min2.6%
2018279,29879.1%80.7%14.7 min1.9%
2017181,20881%83.6%13 min1%
2016196,04980.1%82%13.7 min1.2%
2015260,59578.5%81.5%13.4 min2.6%

On-time = arrival within 15 minutes of schedule, per U.S. DOT definitions. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (public domain). Delay-cause attribution is reported by carriers since June 2003.