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Route Reliability

Atlanta → Dallas

ATLDAL · 721 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Dallas Love Field

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
3,441
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines83%1,868 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines78%1,573 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ATL–DAL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 67% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ATL–DAL flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 75%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 83% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 78%.

Slipping a little lately.

ATL–DAL flights arrived on time 79% 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
  • Mon78%(509 flights)
  • Tue83%(464 flights)
  • Wed86%(474 flights)
  • Thu83%(500 flights)
  • Fri80%(499 flights)
  • Sat80%(383 flights)
  • Sun75%(512 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(597 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(621 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(571 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(688 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(438 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM75%(426 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 65% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%295
July 202576%305
August 202583%308
September 202588%303
October 202582%313
November 202579%275
December 202583%267
January 202685%239
February 202689%242
March 202681%259
April 202683%251
May 202674%284

Based on 3,441 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.