2,002 km · Domestic

Dallas Love Field (DAL) – Los Angeles (LAX)

In July 2026, 291 flights operated between Dallas Love Field and Los Angeles (both directions), and 48.1% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Flights per month

Only complete months are shown. A month appears once the source has published every day of it.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January238188▼ 21.0%
February219208▼ 5.0%
March273261▼ 4.4%
April268258▼ 3.7%
May276257▼ 6.9%
June281279▼ 0.7%
July287291▲ 1.4%
August220––
September206––
October237–in progress
November240––
December270––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)1,8421,742▼ 5.4%

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January85.3%71.3%▼ 16.4%
February80.8%67.3%▼ 16.7%
March80.6%62.8%▼ 22.1%
April76.1%65.5%▼ 13.9%
May67.8%55.3%▼ 18.4%
June69.4%45.9%▼ 33.9%
July66.2%48.1%▼ 27.3%
August70.5%––
September77.2%––
October70.5%–in progress
November68.8%––
December56.7%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)75.2%59.5%▼ 20.9%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January880.0%
February110.0%
March21▼ 50.0%
April50▼ 100.0%
May25▲ 150.0%
June03–
July51▼ 80.0%
August0––
September0––
October1–in progress
November6––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)2319▼ 17.4%

By direction

DAL → LAX

Scheduled flights
2,760
Flights operated
2,731
Cancelled
29 · 1.1%
On-time departures
65.9%

LAX → DAL

Scheduled flights
2,760
Flights operated
2,735
Cancelled
25 · 0.9%
On-time departures
71.6%

DAL → LAX and LAX → DAL counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
Southwest Airlines WN 5,520 100.0% 68.8% 54

Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

Times are local to the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay06:00–07:001.6min · 643 recorded · 637 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour28.8min06:00 ↔ 20:00
Recorded flights5,520DAL–LAX

Departure hour

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations———
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:0093.3%2.8 min400402
06:0094.4%1.6 min637643
07:0082.7%7.8 min341345
08:0087.5%6.8 min281283
09:0086.0%9.0 min265268
10:0061.7%15.6 min295297
11:0064.0%19.9 min375378
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—126127
13:0054.6%21.2 min286289
14:0064.9%17.2 min319321
15:0061.1%25.3 min270272
16:0063.5%23.1 min318323
17:0053.2%28.8 min387389
18:0048.3%29.1 min420424
19:0051.8%29.9 min224230
20:0047.4%30.4 min234237
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—141144
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—147148
23:00No observations———

Day of week

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday67.6%16.9 min854858
Tuesday71.6%15.4 min771782
Wednesday70.5%15.6 min774778
Thursday65.9%17.7 min836846
Friday71.9%14.3 min856865
Saturday69.5%17.5 min629638
Sunday64.3%22.8 min746753

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan79.1%10.4 min426442
Feb74.2%13.1 min427429
Mar71.9%14.6 min534537
Apr70.9%16.7 min526531
May61.7%23.4 min533540
Jun57.7%23.6 min560563
Jul57.1%22.9 min578584
Aug70.5%17.2 min220220
Sep77.2%9.4 min206206
Oct75.6%11.4 min405406
Nov76.4%13.4 min505514
Dec65.8%19.9 min546548

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 68.1% 3,758
  • Delayed >15 min 30.9% 1,708
  • Cancelled 1.0% 54
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.

Flight numbers on this route

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Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
WN3756 DAL → LAX 105 63.7%
WN179 LAX → DAL 99 90.7%
WN3729 LAX → DAL 97 78.1%
WN2278 LAX → DAL 91 83.3%
WN2487 LAX → DAL 89 92.1%
WN493 DAL → LAX 77 96.0%
WN1150 DAL → LAX 74 84.7%
WN2980 LAX → DAL 61 91.8%
WN1615 LAX → DAL 58 69.0%
WN1326 DAL → LAX 57 93.0%
WN1823 DAL → LAX 57 94.7%
WN2839 LAX → DAL 57 76.8%
WN4034 LAX → DAL 55 79.3%
WN4929 DAL → LAX 55 49.1%
WN3863 LAX → DAL 52 49.0%
WN193 DAL → LAX 51 80.4%
WN2082 LAX → DAL 51 58.0%
WN191 DAL → LAX 50 64.0%
WN2202 DAL → LAX 50 88.0%
WN2287 LAX → DAL 50 88.0%
WN2577 DAL → LAX 50 80.0%
WN2675 LAX → DAL 50 74.0%
WN2717 DAL → LAX 50 51.0%
WN3236 LAX → DAL 50 86.0%
WN347 DAL → LAX 50 82.0%
WN4128 LAX → DAL 50 76.0%
WN4338 LAX → DAL 50 87.8%
WN603 LAX → DAL 50 40.0%
WN3161 DAL → LAX 49 40.8%
WN1769 DAL → LAX 46 41.9%
WN1071 DAL → LAX 45 82.2%
WN191 LAX → DAL 44 65.9%
WN282 DAL → LAX 44 34.9%
WN1807 DAL → LAX 43 50.0%
WN184 DAL → LAX 43 44.2%
WN1206 LAX → DAL 42 78.1%
WN1385 LAX → DAL 42 90.0%
WN1712 DAL → LAX 42 70.7%
WN2838 LAX → DAL 42 28.6%
WN494 DAL → LAX 42 28.6%
WN984 DAL → LAX 42 85.7%
WN1330 DAL → LAX 41 42.5%
WN3363 LAX → DAL 41 82.9%
WN3561 LAX → DAL 40 60.0%
WN2555 LAX → DAL 35 37.1%
WN3485 LAX → DAL 35 54.3%
WN1194 LAX → DAL 33 62.5%
WN1242 DAL → LAX 33 78.8%
WN1263 LAX → DAL 33 25.0%
WN1901 LAX → DAL 33 75.0%
WN2368 LAX → DAL 33 75.8%
WN3234 LAX → DAL 33 87.5%
WN700 DAL → LAX 33 93.9%
WN1092 LAX → DAL 32 100.0%
WN3205 DAL → LAX 32 84.4%
WN2081 LAX → DAL 31 60.0%
WN2208 DAL → LAX 31 90.3%
WN4200 DAL → LAX 31 54.8%
WN1201 DAL → LAX 30 79.3%

Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.

Monthly figures
PeriodFlights operated Change vs last yearCancelled On-time departures
July 2026 291 +1.4% 1 48.1%
June 2026 279 −0.7% 3 45.9%
May 2026 257 −6.9% 5 55.3%
April 2026 258 −3.7% 0 65.5%
March 2026 261 −4.4% 1 62.8%
February 2026 208 −5.0% 1 67.3%
January 2026 188 −21.0% 8 71.3%
December 2025 270 −2.2% 0 56.7%
November 2025 240 −9.4% 6 68.8%
October 2025 237 +41.1% 1 70.5%
September 2025 206 0 77.2%
August 2025 220 0 70.5%
July 2025 287 5 66.2%
June 2025 281 0 69.4%
May 2025 276 2 67.8%
April 2025 268 5 76.1%
March 2025 273 2 80.6%
February 2025 219 1 80.8%
January 2025 238 8 85.3%
December 2024 276 2 74.6%
November 2024 265 3 83.4%
October 2024 168 0 82.7%

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