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Flight Reliability

AA 1953 · American Airlines

New York → Dallas–Fort Worth (JFK–DFW)

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
30 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 362 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

AA 1953 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 57% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AA 1953 arrived on time 82% of the time on Tuesdays and just 58% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the JFK–DFW route.

AA 1953 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 76% across the JFK–DFW route.

Lagging the American Airlines network.

AA 1953 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(50 flights)
  • Tue82%(50 flights)
  • Wed67%(49 flights)
  • Thu67%(48 flights)
  • Fri63%(51 flights)
  • Sat67%(51 flights)
  • Sun58%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(42 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(25 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(137 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(145 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
May

Jun 40% → May 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202540%30
July 202566%29
August 202558%31
September 202562%29
October 202563%30
November 202569%29
December 202572%29
January 202671%28
February 202688%25
March 202680%30
April 202683%29
May 202667%30
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
349
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 362 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.