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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Atlanta

DFW–ATL · 731 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
6,739
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 Lines83%2,791 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines73%2,767 flights
  3. 3.Spirit Airlines72%335 flights
  4. 4.Frontier Airlines65%846 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DFW–ATL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 64% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DFW–ATL flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 72%.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 83% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 65%.

Slipping a little lately.

DFW–ATL flights arrived on time 74% 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
  • Mon72%(959 flights)
  • Tue81%(898 flights)
  • Wed76%(904 flights)
  • Thu79%(1001 flights)
  • Fri76%(968 flights)
  • Sat74%(822 flights)
  • Sun72%(991 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM87%(422 flights)
  • 6–9 AM83%(1448 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(1162 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(1223 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(931 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(1298 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(59 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 63% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%555
July 202571%567
August 202572%540
September 202584%539
October 202582%572
November 202576%538
December 202577%561
January 202680%502
February 202684%497
March 202674%571
April 202676%559
May 202673%542

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Based on 6,739 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.