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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → MLI

DFW–MLI · 691 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to MLI Airport

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
954
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 82% of the time across 954 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–MLI flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 76% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DFW–MLI flights arrived on time 92% of the time on Tuesdays and just 75% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

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
  • Mon81%(136 flights)
  • Tue92%(126 flights)
  • Wed84%(133 flights)
  • Thu82%(136 flights)
  • Fri84%(135 flights)
  • Sat80%(127 flights)
  • Sun75%(137 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(180 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM93%(44 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(330 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(25 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(163 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM83%(188 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 77% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%60
July 202574%61
August 202575%88
September 202587%89
October 202592%92
November 202583%83
December 202582%91
January 202686%76
February 202680%61
March 202675%59
April 202680%81
May 202689%89

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Based on 954 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.