Dallas/Fort Worth International in April 2026

72.1%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 25,686 domestic departures from Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW). 72.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 72.8% reached their destination on time; 1.3% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so DFW departures were 7.0 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 25,689 departures with 68.8% leaving on time: a change of +3.3 points, with flights down 0%.

Flights arriving at DFW that month were on time 77.8% of the time (25,674 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 50%, air carrier 27% and national aviation system 15%.

On time 72.8%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 25.7%
Cancelled 1.3%
Diverted 0.2%

Every scheduled departure from DFW in April 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Apr 2026	Apr 2025	DFW, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Apr 2026
Departed on time	72.1%	68.8%	69.1%	79.1%
Arrived on time	72.8%	67.4%	69.9%	78.9%
Cancelled	1.3%	3.4%	2.8%	0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	18.7 min	21.7 min	22.3 min	14.5 min
Scheduled departures a day	856	856	856	19,931
Scheduled departures	25,686	25,689	312,515	597,919

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
AA American Airlines	13,877	54%	68.2%	13.5 min	1.3%
MQ Envoy Air	4,745	18%	82.0%	-1.3 min	1.2%
OH PSA Airlines	2,056	8%	69.7%	19.1 min	2.5%
OO SkyWest Airlines	1,856	7%	77.5%	8.3 min	1.7%
DL Delta Air Lines	939	4%	80.9%	4.3 min	0.4%
UA United Airlines	829	3%	78.9%	7.5 min	0.4%
F9 Frontier Airlines	810	3%	75.8%	8.3 min	1.2%
NK Spirit Airlines	365	1%	68.8%	13.4 min	1.6%
AS Alaska Airlines	173	1%	85.5%	-5.0 min	0.6%
B6 JetBlue Airways	30	0%	83.3%	24.8 min	0.0%
YX Republic Airline	6	0%	83.3%	-4.8 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DFW–ORD	Dallas/Fort Worth to Chicago	581	66.4%	22.6 min	2.4%
DFW–ATL	Dallas/Fort Worth to Atlanta	562	74.6%	6.5 min	0.5%
DFW–LGA	Dallas/Fort Worth to New York	554	67.7%	9.5 min	1.1%
DFW–IAH	Dallas/Fort Worth to Houston	523	71.9%	17.1 min	0.8%
DFW–LAX	Dallas/Fort Worth to Los Angeles	513	74.5%	7.7 min	0.6%
DFW–DEN	Dallas/Fort Worth to Denver	489	71.2%	12.0 min	1.0%
DFW–PHX	Dallas/Fort Worth to Phoenix	477	73.0%	10.3 min	1.5%
DFW–LAS	Dallas/Fort Worth to Las Vegas	468	68.2%	13.6 min	1.3%
DFW–MCO	Dallas/Fort Worth to Orlando	437	70.7%	11.2 min	1.1%
DFW–SEA	Dallas/Fort Worth to Seattle	413	76.5%	7.4 min	0.7%
DFW–AUS	Dallas/Fort Worth to Austin	405	65.7%	17.3 min	2.0%
DFW–MIA	Dallas/Fort Worth to Miami	379	76.3%	3.3 min	0.8%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), April 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Apr 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	27.0%	33.5%	117,450
Late-arriving aircraft	49.8%	40.4%	216,701
National Aviation System	14.9%	21.0%	64,754
Extreme weather	8.2%	5.0%	35,671
Security	0.1%	0.1%	490

435,066 delay minutes on 6,600 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left DFW on time in April 2026?

72.1% of 25,686 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 72.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In April 2025, 68.8% of 25,689 departures left on time and 3.4% were cancelled, against 72.1% and 1.3% in April 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for DFW · methodology · corrections.