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Flight Reliability

AA 2790 · American Airlines

Dallas–Fort Worth → Houston (DFW–IAH)

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
63%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
4.5%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 154 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

9 PM–12 AM has a slight edge.

Departures between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 68% of the time, against 62% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

AA 2790 arrived on time 76% of the time on Wednesdays and just 48% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the DFW–IAH route.

AA 2790 arrived on time 63% of the time, versus 71% across the DFW–IAH route.

Lagging the American Airlines network.

AA 2790 arrived on time 63% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon55%(22 flights)
  • Tue64%(22 flights)
  • Wed76%(21 flights)
  • Thu70%(20 flights)
  • Fri48%(21 flights)
  • Sat63%(19 flights)
  • Sun68%(22 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM—(2 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(120 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM68%(25 flights)
On-time trend by month
53%
Mar

Nov 54% → Mar 53% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202554%26
December 202574%31
January 202665%26
February 202675%28
March 202653%30
Departures on time
63%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
147
Months covered
6

Same route, other flights

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Based on 154 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.