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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Newark

DFW–EWR · 1,372 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
3,515
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines77%1,736 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines66%1,436 flights
  3. 3.Spirit Airlines65%316 flights

Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (27 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 55% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DFW–EWR flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 65%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 77% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 65%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.3% 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
  • Mon72%(495 flights)
  • Tue79%(493 flights)
  • Wed75%(499 flights)
  • Thu66%(499 flights)
  • Fri76%(516 flights)
  • Sat66%(406 flights)
  • Sun65%(468 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(4 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(851 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(812 flights)
  • 12–3 PM65%(558 flights)
  • 3–6 PM55%(634 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(517 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 62% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%255
July 202561%269
August 202563%279
September 202576%280
October 202566%301
November 202569%299
December 202574%292
January 202680%265
February 202676%258
March 202669%296
April 202680%283
May 202682%299

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,515 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.