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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Detroit

DFW–DTW · 986 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

76
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
3,550
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Frontier Airlines85%218 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines84%1,405 flights
  3. 3.Spirit Airlines79%274 flights
  4. 4.American Airlines70%1,653 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DFW–DTW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 65% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DFW–DTW flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 71%.

Frontier Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Frontier Airlines arrived on time 85% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 70%.

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
  • Mon74%(519 flights)
  • Tue81%(456 flights)
  • Wed79%(473 flights)
  • Thu78%(530 flights)
  • Fri80%(525 flights)
  • Sat76%(437 flights)
  • Sun71%(538 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(388 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(542 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(727 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(641 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(455 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(661 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM69%(64 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%324
July 202571%329
August 202574%308
September 202585%285
October 202585%308
November 202577%294
December 202571%301
January 202671%238
February 202683%223
March 202676%277
April 202678%298
May 202679%293

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Based on 3,550 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.