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DAL Dallas / PIT Pittsburgh

DAL → PIT on time

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

On time
70%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.8%
366 flights
Typical arrival
+4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+57 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

70% of flights from Dallas to Pittsburgh arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is worse than the typical U.S. route. The 2 p.m. departures ran on time 68% of the time; the 1 p.m. ones 67%. 9% 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 DAL → PIT: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 64% of the time. About 1 in 13 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 73 three hours or more; 0.8% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 366 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Southwest Airlines36670%0.8%+4 min7.7%+57 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 DAL). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%1 p.m. departures: 67% on time (112 flights)671p2 p.m. departures: 68% on time (120 flights)682p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (49 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (7 flights)4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights (26 flights)5p
DAL → PIT, 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 (90 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (82 flights)FebMar: too few flights (92 flights)MarApr: too few flights (90 flights)AprMay: too few flights (92 flights)MayJun: too few flights (90 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——
Thursday52——
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 50%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%Severe weather 1%

Cancellations: weather 3

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 Dallas or Pittsburgh. None has been clearly more reliable than DAL → PIT.

RouteFlightsOn timeCancelled
DAL → PIT (this route)36670%0.8%
DFW → PIT Dallas/Fort Worth to Pittsburgh1,51272%1.3%

Questions

How often are flights from DAL to PIT on time?

70% of 366 scheduled flights from Dallas, TX to Pittsburgh, PA arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% were cancelled.

What is the best time of day to fly DAL to PIT?

Flights scheduled to leave at 2 p.m. were the most reliable (68% on time). The 1 p.m. departures were the least (67%).

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.