Dallas/Fort Worth to Santa Fe

What the Data Says About DFW to SAF

The Dallas/Fort Worth to Santa Fe corridor (DFW → SAF) covers roughly 551 miles and is served by 7 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 8,125 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 80.7% on-time rate with an average delay of 76.5 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 3,366 flights were recorded on this pairing — 71 cancelled (2.1%) and 20 diverted (0.6%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 7 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 8,125 total flights analyzed, the 80.7% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 76.5-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, Aug 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 90% on-time, while Feb 2025 came in at 63% on-time — a 28-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the DFW to SAF route, the combination of a 80.7% on-time rate, 76.5-minute average delay, 2.1% recent cancellation rate, and 7 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.