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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Houston

DFWHOU · 247 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport

68
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(291 flights)
  • Tue80%(275 flights)
  • Wed76%(275 flights)
  • Thu78%(304 flights)
  • Fri78%(295 flights)
  • Sat80%(253 flights)
  • Sun72%(293 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 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)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 67% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%184
July 202577%199
August 202575%188
September 202580%185
October 202581%194
November 202584%164
December 202576%177
January 202684%153
February 202680%122
March 202670%134
April 202669%143
May 202681%143

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.