Santa Rosa to Dallas/Fort Worth

What the Data Says About STS to DFW

The Santa Rosa to Dallas/Fort Worth corridor (STS → DFW) covers roughly 1,495 miles and is served by 5 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 1,179 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 77.2% on-time rate with an average delay of 107.7 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 808 flights were recorded on this pairing — 2 cancelled (0.2%) and 14 diverted (1.7%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 5 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 1,179 total flights analyzed, the 77.2% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 107.7-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, Jul 2022 posted the best performance on this corridor at 79% on-time, while Jun 2022 came in at 79% on-time — a 0-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the STS to DFW route, the combination of a 77.2% on-time rate, 107.7-minute average delay, 0.2% recent cancellation rate, and 5 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.