Lubbock to Dallas/Fort Worth

What the Data Says About LBB to DFW

The Lubbock to Dallas/Fort Worth corridor (LBB → DFW) covers roughly 282 miles and is served by 27 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 14,006 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 79.7% on-time rate with an average delay of 94.5 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 5,371 flights were recorded on this pairing — 132 cancelled (2.5%) and 11 diverted (0.2%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 27 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 14,006 total flights analyzed, the 79.7% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 94.5-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 89% on-time, while Jan 2024 came in at 71% on-time — a 18-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the LBB to DFW route, the combination of a 79.7% on-time rate, 94.5-minute average delay, 2.5% recent cancellation rate, and 27 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.