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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → San Jose

DFW–SJC · 1,438 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to San José Mineta International Airport

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
1,175
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Airlines on this route

  • American Airlines72% on time · 1,122 flights
  • Spirit Airlines81% on time · 53 flights

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

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–SJC flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 57% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DFW–SJC flights arrived on time 76% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 66%.

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
  • Mon70%(177 flights)
  • Tue76%(156 flights)
  • Wed71%(153 flights)
  • Thu74%(173 flights)
  • Fri73%(174 flights)
  • Sat75%(142 flights)
  • Sun66%(175 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(168 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM73%(494 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(17 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(91 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(345 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM57%(35 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 71% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%129
July 202561%124
August 202558%101
September 202578%89
October 202574%92
November 202580%84
December 202574%91
January 202673%77
February 202679%95
March 202678%89
April 202673%88
May 202673%91

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Based on 1,175 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.