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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Phoenix

DFW–PHX · 868 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

68
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
2.4%
Cancelled
5,143
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Frontier Airlines77%531 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines72%4,591 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (21 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–PHX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 62% between 6–9 PM.

Tuesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 75% on time on Tuesdays against 68% on Sundays.

Frontier Airlines has a slight edge here.

Frontier Airlines arrived on time 77% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 72%.

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
  • Mon70%(733 flights)
  • Tue75%(673 flights)
  • Wed75%(658 flights)
  • Thu74%(752 flights)
  • Fri74%(742 flights)
  • Sat72%(691 flights)
  • Sun68%(761 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(800 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(687 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(993 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(976 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(899 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(655 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 63% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%429
July 202562%410
August 202560%353
September 202577%385
October 202575%425
November 202568%388
December 202579%425
January 202673%368
February 202680%398
March 202678%479
April 202674%470
May 202676%480

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 5,143 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.