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Route Reliability

Birmingham → Dallas–Fort Worth

BHM–DFW · 597 miles · Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
2,203
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 79% of the time across 2,203 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

BHM–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 66% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

BHM–DFW flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Fridays. On Mondays: 74%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon74%(309 flights)
  • Tue83%(297 flights)
  • Wed78%(296 flights)
  • Thu82%(318 flights)
  • Fri85%(304 flights)
  • Sat76%(287 flights)
  • Sun76%(313 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM93%(330 flights)
  • 6–9 AM82%(353 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(455 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(310 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(466 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(210 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 71% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%195
July 202570%201
August 202572%190
September 202584%182
October 202582%198
November 202582%178
December 202577%181
January 202683%144
February 202688%131
March 202683%137
April 202682%187
May 202682%200

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Based on 2,203 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.