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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Louisville

DFWSDF · 733 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
3.4%
Cancelled
2,026
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Airlines on this route

  • American Airlines70% on time · 2,005 flights
  • Spirit Airlines71% on time · 21 flights

Too little history on this route to call a winner. We rank airlines only after 100 flights each.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DFW–SDF flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 56% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DFW–SDF flights arrived on time 76% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 67%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.4% 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(283 flights)
  • Tue76%(264 flights)
  • Wed74%(269 flights)
  • Thu70%(292 flights)
  • Fri67%(288 flights)
  • Sat71%(256 flights)
  • Sun68%(304 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM78%(345 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(355 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(539 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(294 flights)
  • 6–9 PM56%(406 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM59%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 53% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202553%179
July 202569%186
August 202572%176
September 202574%175
October 202575%191
November 202573%149
December 202565%153
January 202678%100
February 202672%128
March 202667%168
April 202673%172
May 202677%179

Based on 2,026 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.