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Route Reliability

Washington → Dallas–Fort Worth

DCA–DFW · 1,192 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

68
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
3.7%
Cancelled
3,312
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 3,312 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DCA–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.

Wednesday is the weak spot.

DCA–DFW flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Tuesdays. On Wednesdays: 75%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.7% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(449 flights)
  • Tue84%(450 flights)
  • Wed75%(455 flights)
  • Thu78%(454 flights)
  • Fri76%(461 flights)
  • Sat78%(443 flights)
  • Sun75%(454 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(158 flights)
  • 6–9 AM87%(782 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(853 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(419 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(621 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(333 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 74% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%255
July 202571%254
August 202577%258
September 202577%263
October 202579%277
November 202577%261
December 202575%272
January 202681%242
February 202681%247
March 202681%268
April 202680%289
May 202679%280

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Based on 3,312 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.