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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → ACT

DFW–ACT · 90 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to ACT Airport

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
4.0%
Cancelled
1,073
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 1,073 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–ACT flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 71% between 3–6 PM.

Saturday is the weak spot.

DFW–ACT flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Mondays. On Saturdays: 72%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.0% 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
  • Mon84%(147 flights)
  • Tue80%(146 flights)
  • Wed79%(149 flights)
  • Thu82%(148 flights)
  • Fri78%(147 flights)
  • Sat72%(144 flights)
  • Sun81%(149 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(91 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(253 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(2 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(343 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(2 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM80%(339 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 64% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%86
July 202574%90
August 202570%92
September 202582%89
October 202582%91
November 202576%75
December 202584%91
January 202684%82
February 202684%69
March 202682%90
April 202691%87
May 202681%88

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Based on 1,073 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.