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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Memphis

DFWMEM · 431 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Memphis International Airport

61
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
2,428
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 68% of the time across 2,428 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DFW–MEM flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 56% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DFW–MEM flights arrived on time 74% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 64%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.0% 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

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(340 flights)
  • Tue74%(316 flights)
  • Wed69%(333 flights)
  • Thu69%(351 flights)
  • Fri73%(342 flights)
  • Sat64%(319 flights)
  • Sun64%(353 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM77%(326 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(354 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(364 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(653 flights)
  • 6–9 PM56%(362 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM57%(295 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 61% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202561%222
July 202560%233
August 202563%205
September 202584%214
October 202575%238
November 202561%155
December 202561%181
January 202667%140
February 202675%158
March 202671%206
April 202667%204
May 202674%198

Based on 2,428 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.