DFW to CMH flight delays
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) Columbus, OH (CMH) · 926 miles
1,729 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
70.31%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.37%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
67 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
21 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In September it ran 24.3 points more punctual than in July — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The two directions do not behave alike. CMH to DFW arrives on time 8.4 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to Columbus run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 6 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Envoy Air arrived on time most often on DFW to CMH. American Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in July.
Every airline on DFW to CMH
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 1,408 | 69.43% | 2.84% | 68 min | D |
| Envoy Air | 315 | 74.84% | 0.32% | 64 min | C |
| PSA Airlines | 5 | 20% | 0% | 86 min | — |
| Delta Air Lines | 1 | 100% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
Other routes from Dallas/Fort Worth
Common questions
Are flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to Columbus usually delayed?
70.31% of flights on the DFW to CMH route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Dallas/Fort Worth to Columbus?
Envoy Air, at 74.84% on time across 315 flights. The least punctual on the route was American Airlines at 69.43%.
How often are DFW to CMH flights cancelled?
2.37% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 24 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Dallas/Fort Worth to Columbus?
September, when 81.6% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 57.3%.
When DFW to CMH flights are late, how late are they?
About 67 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on DFW to CMH during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →