Route Reliability
Dallas–Fort Worth → Santa Ana
DFW–SNA · 1,205 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to John Wayne Airport
- 78%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 6 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.0%
- Cancelled
- 2,905
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Airlines on this route
- American Airlines78% on time · 2,898 flights
- Frontier Airlines71% on time · 7 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–SNA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 68% between 6–9 PM.
Monday is the weak spot.
DFW–SNA flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Fridays. On Mondays: 75%.
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
- Mon75%(401 flights)
- Tue82%(383 flights)
- Wed77%(388 flights)
- Thu80%(421 flights)
- Fri83%(413 flights)
- Sat78%(371 flights)
- Sun75%(424 flights)
- 6–9 AM87%(697 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM75%(497 flights)
- 12–3 PM79%(703 flights)
- 3–6 PM73%(352 flights)
- 6–9 PM68%(381 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM85%(171 flights)
Jun 70% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 70% | 246 |
| July 2025 | 70% | 253 |
| August 2025 | 71% | 241 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 239 |
| October 2025 | 81% | 255 |
| November 2025 | 78% | 209 |
| December 2025 | 74% | 220 |
| January 2026 | 87% | 211 |
| February 2026 | 83% | 212 |
| March 2026 | 87% | 238 |
| April 2026 | 80% | 233 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 244 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,905 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.