Santa Fe to Dallas/Fort Worth

What the Data Says About SAF to DFW

The Santa Fe to Dallas/Fort Worth corridor (SAF → DFW) covers roughly 551 miles and is served by 7 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 8,121 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 80.4% on-time rate with an average delay of 98.6 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 3,363 flights were recorded on this pairing — 73 cancelled (2.2%) and 11 diverted (0.3%). 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 8,121 total flights analyzed, the 80.4% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 98.6-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, Dec 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 87% on-time, while Jun 2025 came in at 67% on-time — a 19-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the SAF to DFW route, the combination of a 80.4% on-time rate, 98.6-minute average delay, 2.2% recent cancellation rate, and 7 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.