Route · DFW → GCK · 2020–2025 BTS data
Dallas/Fort Worth to Garden City
The DFW–GCK corridor (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX → Garden City, KS) runs ahead of the national average, served by 4 carriers across roughly 404 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 83.8%
- On-time
- +4.8 pts
- vs US avg
- 76 min
- Delay when late
- 4,285
- Flights
Cancelled
2.5%
Best Month
Jan 2025 89%
Worst Month
Jun 2024 57%
Distance
404 mi
Carriers
4
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2025 | 59 | 17 | 2 | 2 | OO,MQ |
| Oct 2025 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 1 | MQ |
| Sep 2025 | 60 | 14 | 1 | 0 | MQ |
| Aug 2025 | 62 | 18 | 0 | 1 | MQ |
| Jul 2025 | 62 | 15 | 2 | 0 | MQ |
| Jun 2025 | 60 | 15 | 2 | 1 | MQ |
| May 2025 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 0 | MQ |
| Apr 2025 | 60 | 19 | 1 | 0 | MQ |
| Mar 2025 | 62 | 16 | 5 | 0 | MQ |
| Feb 2025 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 1 | MQ |
| Jan 2025 | 62 | 7 | 4 | 1 | MQ |
| Dec 2024 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 1 | MQ |
| Nov 2024 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 0 | MQ,OO |
| Oct 2024 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2024 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO,MQ |
| Aug 2024 | 62 | 17 | 0 | 1 | MQ |
| Jul 2024 | 62 | 18 | 0 | 0 | MQ |
| Jun 2024 | 60 | 26 | 1 | 1 | MQ |
| May 2024 | 62 | 21 | 2 | 0 | MQ |
| Apr 2024 | 60 | 17 | 1 | 0 | MQ |
| Mar 2024 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 1 | MQ |
| Feb 2024 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 0 | MQ,OO |
| Jan 2024 | 62 | 10 | 8 | 1 | OO |
Cancellation Rate
2.5%
36 of 1,459 flights
Diversion Rate
0.8%
12 of 1,459 flights
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DFW - Dallas/Fort Worth
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Dallas/Fort Worth, TX.
Origin airport →GCK - Garden City
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Garden City, KS.
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What the Data Says About DFW to GCK
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Dallas/Fort Worth to Garden City (DFW to GCK) running a 83.8% on-time rate over 4,285 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 75.9 minutes. The 404-mile corridor is served by 4 carriers, and over the last 24 months 2.5% of 1,459 flights were cancelled, 0.8% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Jan 2025 posted the strongest performance at 89% on-time, while Jun 2024 came in at just 57% - a 32-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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