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Route Reliability

ACT → Dallas–Fort Worth

ACTDFW · 90 miles · ACT Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
4.1%
Cancelled
1,073
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 83% of the time across 1,073 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ACT–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 66% between 6–9 PM.

Saturday is the weak spot.

ACT–DFW flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Fridays. On Saturdays: 78%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

ACT–DFW flights arrived on time 92% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 86% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(145 flights)
  • Tue88%(145 flights)
  • Wed79%(146 flights)
  • Thu85%(152 flights)
  • Fri88%(145 flights)
  • Sat78%(143 flights)
  • Sun79%(150 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(340 flights)
  • 6–9 AM(8 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(344 flights)
  • 3–6 PM85%(58 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(276 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
May

Jun 66% → May 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%88
July 202576%89
August 202571%91
September 202581%89
October 202584%91
November 202583%75
December 202585%91
January 202689%82
February 202684%69
March 202691%88
April 202694%85
May 202691%88

Based on 1,073 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.