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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → LEX

DFW–LEX · 785 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to LEX Airport

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
1,215
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 74% of the time across 1,215 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DFW–LEX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 66% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

DFW–LEX flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 68%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(169 flights)
  • Tue80%(165 flights)
  • Wed73%(169 flights)
  • Thu79%(172 flights)
  • Fri75%(171 flights)
  • Sat73%(167 flights)
  • Sun71%(173 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(60 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(325 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(212 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(120 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(359 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM70%(110 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 64% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%114
July 202578%119
August 202577%121
September 202583%117
October 202584%146
November 202562%84
December 202569%90
January 202674%58
February 202670%63
March 202671%84
April 202674%88
May 202673%102

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Based on 1,215 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.