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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Philadelphia

DFW–PHL · 1,303 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
3.7%
Cancelled
3,379
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines71%3,125 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines66%254 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–PHL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 57% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DFW–PHL flights arrived on time 76% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 65%.

American Airlines has a slight edge here.

American Airlines arrived on time 71% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 66%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.7% 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
  • Mon69%(478 flights)
  • Tue76%(436 flights)
  • Wed74%(445 flights)
  • Thu72%(468 flights)
  • Fri70%(495 flights)
  • Sat70%(444 flights)
  • Sun65%(482 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM87%(311 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(646 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(423 flights)
  • 12–3 PM63%(589 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(694 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(527 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM57%(58 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 64% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%271
July 202562%263
August 202561%282
September 202570%254
October 202569%296
November 202575%278
December 202571%268
January 202670%243
February 202679%237
March 202673%291
April 202680%262
May 202678%303

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,379 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.