Dallas/Fort Worth to Garden City

What the Data Says About DFW to GCK

The Dallas/Fort Worth to Garden City corridor (DFW → GCK) covers roughly 404 miles and is served by 4 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 4,285 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 83.8% on-time rate with an average delay of 75.9 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 1,459 flights were recorded on this pairing — 36 cancelled (2.5%) and 12 diverted (0.8%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 4 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 4,285 total flights analyzed, the 83.8% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 75.9-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Jan 2025 posted the best performance on this corridor at 89% on-time, while Jun 2024 came in at 57% on-time — a 32-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the DFW to GCK route, the combination of a 83.8% on-time rate, 75.9-minute average delay, 2.5% recent cancellation rate, and 4 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.