LEX to DFW flight delays
Lexington, KY (LEX) Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) · 785 miles
1,216 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
76.97%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.38%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
95 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
23 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. PSA Airlines arrived on time 9.4 points more often than American Airlines over the same period on the same route — same airports, same weather, same air traffic control. A gap that survives all of that is about how the two airlines are run.
The season swings this route hard. In September it ran 23.2 points more punctual than in November — 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 Lexington to Dallas/Fort Worth route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, PSA Airlines arrived on time most often on LEX to DFW. American Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in November.
Every airline on LEX to DFW
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | 584 | 76.27% | 1.71% | 59 min | C |
| American Airlines | 318 | 72.58% | 2.2% | 146 min | D |
| PSA Airlines | 282 | 81.95% | 4.26% | 112 min | C |
| SkyWest Airlines | 32 | 90.63% | 0% | 47 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
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Common questions
Are flights from Lexington to Dallas/Fort Worth usually delayed?
76.97% of flights on the LEX to DFW route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Lexington to Dallas/Fort Worth?
PSA Airlines, at 81.95% on time across 282 flights. The least punctual on the route was American Airlines at 72.58%.
How often are LEX to DFW flights cancelled?
2.38% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 24 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Lexington to Dallas/Fort Worth?
September, when 88.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was November at 65.5%.
When LEX to DFW flights are late, how late are they?
About 95 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 LEX to DFW 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 →