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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Los Angeles

DFW–LAX · 1,235 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
6,270
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines89%718 flights
  2. 2.Spirit Airlines80%565 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines76%417 flights
  4. 4.American Airlines69%4,570 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DFW–LAX flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 57% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DFW–LAX flights arrived on time 76% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 69%.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 89% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 69%.

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
  • Mon70%(900 flights)
  • Tue75%(845 flights)
  • Wed76%(861 flights)
  • Thu73%(907 flights)
  • Fri72%(899 flights)
  • Sat72%(814 flights)
  • Sun69%(903 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM86%(138 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(1391 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(903 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(935 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(1330 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(700 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM61%(732 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 65% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%548
July 202562%556
August 202561%544
September 202577%478
October 202576%552
November 202577%514
December 202574%508
January 202675%430
February 202676%440
March 202681%538
April 202676%510
May 202674%511

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 6,270 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.