Route Reliability
Dallas–Fort Worth → San Diego
DFW–SAN · 1,171 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- 65%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 19 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.0%
- Cancelled
- 3,553
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.American Airlines66%3,219 flights
- 2.Frontier Airlines59%254 flights
Not enough history to rank: Alaska Airlines (80 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
DFW–SAN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 52% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DFW–SAN flights arrived on time 72% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 61%.
American Airlines has a slight edge here.
American Airlines arrived on time 66% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 59%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 3.0% 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
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon68%(513 flights)
- Tue72%(453 flights)
- Wed65%(469 flights)
- Thu62%(511 flights)
- Fri65%(502 flights)
- Sat65%(461 flights)
- Sun61%(518 flights)
- 6–9 AM84%(687 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM66%(374 flights)
- 12–3 PM65%(716 flights)
- 3–6 PM67%(461 flights)
- 6–9 PM56%(584 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM52%(605 flights)
Jun 55% → May 64% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 55% | 312 |
| July 2025 | 53% | 325 |
| August 2025 | 52% | 284 |
| September 2025 | 68% | 255 |
| October 2025 | 67% | 285 |
| November 2025 | 67% | 248 |
| December 2025 | 72% | 278 |
| January 2026 | 70% | 242 |
| February 2026 | 75% | 244 |
| March 2026 | 77% | 290 |
| April 2026 | 69% | 299 |
| May 2026 | 64% | 365 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 3,553 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.