Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Delays in 2021

78.3% on-time departures, 80.7% on-time arrivals in 2021

280,418Flights
78.3%Departures on-time
16 minAvg dep. delay
80.7%Arrivals on-time
17 minAvg arr. delay
3.2%Cancelled

Delay causes

  • Air carrier36.8%
  • Extreme weather8.4%
  • National Aviation System12.7%
  • Security0.2%
  • Late-arriving aircraft41.9%

2020 · Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) overview · 2022

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.