Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Delays in 2025

71.2% on-time departures, 75.2% on-time arrivals in 2025

315,854Flights
71.2%Departures on-time
21.7 minAvg dep. delay
75.2%Arrivals on-time
23.4 minAvg arr. delay
2.8%Cancelled

Delay causes

  • Air carrier30.3%
  • Extreme weather9%
  • National Aviation System15.7%
  • Security0.1%
  • Late-arriving aircraft44.8%

2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) overview · 2026

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.