Route Reliability
Dallas–Fort Worth → New York
DFW–JFK · 1,391 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- 78%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.7%
- Cancelled
- 2,036
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Frontier Airlines88%199 flights
- 2.Delta Air Lines87%464 flights
- 3.American Airlines74%1,373 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
DFW–JFK flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 59% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DFW–JFK flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 74%.
Frontier Airlines runs this route best.
Frontier Airlines arrived on time 88% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 74%.
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%(278 flights)
- Tue83%(288 flights)
- Wed75%(288 flights)
- Thu80%(280 flights)
- Fri85%(281 flights)
- Sat76%(270 flights)
- Sun74%(290 flights)
- 3–6 AM100%(15 flights)
- 6–9 AM87%(965 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM74%(367 flights)
- 12–3 PM73%(354 flights)
- 3–6 PM59%(273 flights)
- 6–9 PM—(1 flights)
Jun 70% → May 79% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 70% | 205 |
| July 2025 | 72% | 202 |
| August 2025 | 77% | 213 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 180 |
| October 2025 | 84% | 176 |
| November 2025 | 85% | 175 |
| December 2025 | 78% | 168 |
| January 2026 | 74% | 116 |
| February 2026 | 85% | 99 |
| March 2026 | 78% | 120 |
| April 2026 | 83% | 143 |
| May 2026 | 79% | 178 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,036 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.