DFW to TUS flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Tucson International Airport · 813 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at DFW or TUS right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Tucson (TUS) arrived on time 69% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 3.2% were cancelled, and 12% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 8am did best (83% on time); around 10pm did worst (51%).
- Tuesday was the most reliable day to fly (75% on time) and Monday the least (62%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (51%).
Which airline is most on time from DFW to TUS?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy AirRegional airline operating American Eagle flights. | 84% | 0.0% | 6 min | 0.0% | 32 |
| Frontier Airlines | 80% | 2.4% | 8 min | 2.4% | 42 |
| American Airlines | 68% | 3.3% | 25 min | 12.2% | 2,116 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 7am88%40 flights
- 8am83%368 flights
- 10am77%261 flights
- 12pm70%216 flights
- 2pm68%368 flights
- 4pm68%87 flights
- 5pm60%130 flights
- 6pm63%52 flights
- 7pm59%222 flights
- 8pm49%44 flights
- 9pm62%179 flights
- 10pm51%176 flights
- 11pm69%37 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday62%2.6% cancelled
- Tuesday75%2.6% cancelled
- Wednesday70%1.7% cancelled
- Thursday70%1.5% cancelled
- Friday68%2.9% cancelled
- Saturday66%5.9% cancelled
- Sunday69%5.1% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft51%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)37%
- Extreme weather6%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion6%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather89%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)10%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion1%
- Security0%
DFW to TUS: common questions
- How often are DFW to TUS flights on time?
- 69% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to Tucson cancelled?
- 3.2% of scheduled flights were cancelled (70 of 2,190).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 24 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 73 min behind schedule on average, and 11.8% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at DFW?
- Flights on this route spent 18 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: TUS to DFW — 80% on time
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: DFW → TUS, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.