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GTR Columbus / DFW Dallas

GTR → DFW on time

Golden Triangle (Columbus, MS) to Dallas/Fort Worth (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
72%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.0%
367 flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+123 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

72% of flights from Columbus to Dallas arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is worse than the typical U.S. route. 17% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for GTR → DFW: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 37% of the time. About 1 in 7 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 18 three hours or more; 3.0% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 367 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
American Airlines36772%3.0%−9 min13.6%+123 minSkyWest

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at GTR). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%3 p.m. departures: 72% on time (297 flights)723p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (67 flights)4p
GTR → DFW, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026.

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (31 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (28 flights)FebMar: too few flights (31 flights)MarApr: too few flights (30 flights)AprMay: too few flights (58 flights)MayJun: too few flights (60 flights)JunJul: too few flights (62 flights)JulAug: too few flights (62 flights)AugSep: too few flights (30 flights)SepOct: too few flights (33 flights)OctNov: too few flights (30 flights)NovDec: too few flights (31 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday53——
Tuesday52——
Wednesday52——
Thursday52——
Friday53——
Saturday52——
Sunday53——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 35%Late inbound plane 32%Severe weather 20%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%

Cancellations: weather 11

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Flight numbers on this route

Regular flights with at least 120 scheduled trips in the past year. Sorted by departure time.

FlightDepartsFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrivalOperated by
AA 48203:45 p.m.36572%3.0%−9 minSkyWest

Questions

How often are flights from GTR to DFW on time?

72% of 367 scheduled flights from Columbus, MS to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.0% were cancelled.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.