LAX → DAL Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines · Los Angeles, CA to Dallas, TX · 1,471 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 84 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 94% on-time departing 3–6am vs. 54% departing 12–3pm.
On-time arrival
70%
Median delay
+4 min
90th percentile
+45 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How on-time is Southwest Airlines from LAX to DAL?

Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on LAX → DAL (1,471 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 70% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +4 min; the worst 10% ran +45 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,01270%
16-30 min20114%
31-60 min15511%
61-120 min584%
2+ hrs252%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0714482%+6 min
2025-0810980%+9 min
2025-0910382%-3 min
2025-1011684%-1 min
2025-1112265%+13 min
2025-1213564%+15 min
2026-019477%+5 min
2026-0210472%+11 min
2026-0312965%+17 min
2026-0412969%+11 min
2026-0512751%+22 min
2026-0613953%+23 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon22966%
Tue20373%
Wed19776%
Thu22668%
Fri22669%
Sat17273%
Sun19864%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…