LGB to DAL flight delays
Long Beach, CA (LGB) Dallas, TX (DAL) · 1,232 miles
536 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
84.95%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.75%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
61 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
10 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In February it ran 26.4 points more punctual than in March — 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. DAL to LGB arrives on time 12.2 points less 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.
Only Southwest Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
This is a thin route — 536 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Southwest Airlines arrived on time most often on LGB to DAL. Flights ran closest to schedule in February and worst in March.
Every airline on LGB to DAL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 536 | 84.95% | 0.75% | 61 min | B |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
DAL to LGB Dallas back to Long Beach 72.73% on time DOther routes from Long Beach
Common questions
Are flights from Long Beach to Dallas usually delayed?
84.95% of flights on the LGB to DAL route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Long Beach to Dallas?
Only Southwest Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 536 flights and 84.95% arriving on time.
How often are LGB to DAL flights cancelled?
0.75% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 8 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Long Beach to Dallas?
February, when 96.4% of flights arrived on time. The worst was March at 70%.
When LGB to DAL flights are late, how late are they?
About 61 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 LGB to DAL 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 →