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Route Reliability

Dallas → Atlanta

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

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 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 Lines82%1,868 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines76%1,573 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DAL–ATL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 66% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DAL–ATL flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 75%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 76%.

Recent months have been rougher.

DAL–ATL flights arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 83% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(510 flights)
  • Tue84%(473 flights)
  • Wed81%(472 flights)
  • Thu79%(504 flights)
  • Fri79%(500 flights)
  • Sat77%(385 flights)
  • Sun75%(512 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM84%(89 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(794 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(674 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(566 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(637 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(578 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM83%(18 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 66% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%294
July 202577%312
August 202583%305
September 202588%304
October 202584%316
November 202579%274
December 202585%268
January 202683%236
February 202682%244
March 202680%265
April 202676%254
May 202671%284

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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.