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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → New York

DFW–LGA · 1,389 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to LaGuardia Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
4.6%
Cancelled
6,856
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 Lines73%2,006 flights
  2. 2.Spirit Airlines66%272 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines65%4,289 flights
  4. 4.Frontier Airlines65%289 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–LGA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 57% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DFW–LGA flights arrived on time 74% of the time on Saturdays and just 58% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 73% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 65%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon64%(969 flights)
  • Tue72%(1017 flights)
  • Wed71%(1007 flights)
  • Thu66%(1003 flights)
  • Fri69%(1006 flights)
  • Sat74%(551 flights)
  • Sun58%(924 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(4 flights)
  • 6–9 AM84%(1454 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM71%(1354 flights)
  • 12–3 PM62%(1308 flights)
  • 3–6 PM57%(1745 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(612 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 58% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202558%575
July 202566%572
August 202568%581
September 202580%574
October 202565%597
November 202560%562
December 202564%511
January 202676%474
February 202677%441
March 202656%528
April 202669%545
May 202673%517

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 6,856 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.