Route Reliability
Dallas–Fort Worth → Houston
DFW–HOU · 247 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- 77%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 8 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.0%
- Cancelled
- 2,074
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 77% of the time across 2,074 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
DFW–HOU flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 61% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DFW–HOU flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 72%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 4.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Slipping a little lately.
DFW–HOU flights arrived on time 73% 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
- Mon76%(291 flights)
- Tue80%(275 flights)
- Wed76%(275 flights)
- Thu78%(304 flights)
- Fri78%(295 flights)
- Sat80%(253 flights)
- Sun72%(293 flights)
- 6–9 AM91%(560 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM81%(202 flights)
- 12–3 PM78%(461 flights)
- 3–6 PM62%(231 flights)
- 6–9 PM61%(315 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM75%(217 flights)
Jun 67% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 67% | 184 |
| July 2025 | 77% | 199 |
| August 2025 | 75% | 188 |
| September 2025 | 80% | 185 |
| October 2025 | 81% | 194 |
| November 2025 | 84% | 164 |
| December 2025 | 76% | 177 |
| January 2026 | 84% | 153 |
| February 2026 | 80% | 122 |
| March 2026 | 70% | 134 |
| April 2026 | 69% | 143 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 143 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,074 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.