LCH to DFW flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · 295 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at LCH or DFW right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Lake Charles (LCH) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) arrived on time 83% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 2.9% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- Envoy Air was the most punctual airline here (85% on time); SkyWest Airlines was the least (65%).
- Departures scheduled around 10am did best (90% on time); around 6pm did worst (78%).
- Tuesday was the most reliable day to fly (90% on time) and Saturday the least (76%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (34%).
Which airline is most on time from LCH to DFW?
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. | 85% | 2.9% | 16 min | 7.3% | 941 |
| SkyWest AirlinesRegional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska. | 65% | 2.9% | 32 min | 18.0% | 103 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am79%53 flights
- 6am86%311 flights
- 10am90%72 flights
- 11am88%44 flights
- 12pm81%208 flights
- 2pm83%37 flights
- 6pm78%319 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday79%2.0% cancelled
- Tuesday90%4.1% cancelled
- Wednesday86%0.7% cancelled
- Thursday84%1.4% cancelled
- Friday82%2.0% cancelled
- Saturday76%6.0% cancelled
- Sunday82%4.1% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)34%
- Extreme weather28%
- Late-arriving aircraft24%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion14%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather67%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion27%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)7%
- Security0%
LCH to DFW: common questions
- How often are LCH to DFW flights on time?
- 83% 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 Lake Charles to Dallas/Fort Worth cancelled?
- 2.9% of scheduled flights were cancelled (30 of 1,044).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 18 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 100 min behind schedule on average, and 8.4% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at LCH?
- Flights on this route spent 16 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: LCH → DFW, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.