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Route Reliability

CHA → Dallas–Fort Worth

CHA–DFW · 695 miles · CHA Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
1,665
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 1,665 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CHA–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 65% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CHA–DFW flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 73%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

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

Slipping a little lately.

CHA–DFW flights arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% 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
  • Mon77%(233 flights)
  • Tue83%(219 flights)
  • Wed82%(224 flights)
  • Thu75%(236 flights)
  • Fri81%(232 flights)
  • Sat76%(223 flights)
  • Sun73%(238 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM86%(104 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(534 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(19 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(518 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(116 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(314 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 61% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202561%137
July 202583%147
August 202573%135
September 202583%126
October 202583%136
November 202584%141
December 202573%150
January 202682%129
February 202686%119
March 202675%114
April 202677%136
May 202677%135

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Based on 1,665 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.