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PIT Pittsburgh / DAL Dallas

PIT → DAL on time

Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA) to Dallas Love Field (Dallas, TX). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
79%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.5%
365 flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+44 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

79% of flights from Pittsburgh to Dallas arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is about the typical U.S. route. 5% 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 PIT → DAL: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 73% of the time. About 1 in 33 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 183 three hours or more; 0.5% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 365 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Southwest Airlines36579%0.5%−6 min3.0%+44 minSouthwest Airlines

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 PIT). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%7 a.m. departures: too few flights (85 flights)7a8 a.m. departures: too few flights (1 flights)8a9 a.m. departures: too few flights (10 flights)9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (9 flights)11anoon departures: 75% on time (114 flights)7512p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (41 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (12 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (46 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (20 flights)4p
PIT → DAL, 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 (89 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (81 flights)FebMar: too few flights (92 flights)MarApr: too few flights (90 flights)AprMay: too few flights (92 flights)MayJun: too few flights (89 flights)JunJul: too few flights (93 flights)JulAug: too few flights (93 flights)AugSep: too few flights (90 flights)SepOct: too few flights (94 flights)OctNov: too few flights (91 flights)NovDec: too few flights (94 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday53——
Tuesday52——
Wednesday52——
Thursday51——
Friday52——
Saturday52——
Sunday53——

Why flights were late

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

Late inbound plane 45%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 28%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 26%Security 1%

Cancellations: weather 1 · air traffic/airport 1

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Nearby airport alternatives

Other ways to make the same trip, using airports within 60 miles of Pittsburgh or Dallas. None has been clearly more reliable than PIT → DAL.

RouteFlightsOn timeCancelled
PIT → DAL (this route)36579%0.5%
PIT → DFW Pittsburgh to Dallas/Fort Worth1,51180%1.5%

Questions

How often are flights from PIT to DAL on time?

79% of 365 scheduled flights from Pittsburgh, PA to Dallas, TX arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.