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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Salt Lake City

DFW–SLC · 989 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport

65
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
2.4%
Cancelled
3,864
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines83%1,459 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines82%170 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines62%2,235 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–SLC flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 54% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Monday is the weak spot.

DFW–SLC flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 69%.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 83% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 62%.

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
  • Mon69%(567 flights)
  • Tue77%(511 flights)
  • Wed71%(521 flights)
  • Thu70%(535 flights)
  • Fri72%(565 flights)
  • Sat69%(526 flights)
  • Sun70%(539 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(12 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(492 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM71%(623 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(1098 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(598 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(586 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM54%(355 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 69% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%312
July 202557%319
August 202555%310
September 202575%305
October 202570%320
November 202578%300
December 202574%331
January 202674%293
February 202678%291
March 202676%353
April 202673%314
May 202673%316

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,864 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.