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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Miami

DFWMIA · 1,121 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Miami International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
4,843
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Spirit Airlines82%312 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines70%4,300 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines68%231 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DFW–MIA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 57% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Skip Monday if you can.

DFW–MIA flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Fridays. On Mondays: 66%.

Spirit Airlines runs this route best.

Spirit Airlines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 68%.

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%(682 flights)
  • Tue75%(648 flights)
  • Wed71%(647 flights)
  • Thu71%(686 flights)
  • Fri75%(696 flights)
  • Sat67%(651 flights)
  • Sun69%(698 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM86%(461 flights)
  • 6–9 AM79%(1105 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(500 flights)
  • 12–3 PM66%(645 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(977 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(825 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM57%(195 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 69% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%387
July 202559%395
August 202556%407
September 202578%391
October 202575%412
November 202571%415
December 202571%397
January 202673%397
February 202675%357
March 202670%389
April 202677%375
May 202674%386

Based on 4,843 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.