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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → SAF

DFW–SAF · 551 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to SAF Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
1,760
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 77% of the time across 1,760 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–SAF flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 64% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 80% on time on Wednesdays against 73% on Sundays.

Ticking up lately.

DFW–SAF flights arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 75% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon77%(243 flights)
  • Tue76%(244 flights)
  • Wed80%(244 flights)
  • Thu78%(244 flights)
  • Fri80%(244 flights)
  • Sat75%(244 flights)
  • Sun73%(243 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(313 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(404 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(239 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(255 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(433 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM68%(62 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 68% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%148
July 202575%151
August 202578%179
September 202581%176
October 202574%182
November 202580%115
December 202576%122
January 202680%113
February 202669%110
March 202677%118
April 202683%141
May 202682%151

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Based on 1,760 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.