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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Santa Ana

DFWSNA · 1,205 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to John Wayne Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(401 flights)
  • Tue82%(383 flights)
  • Wed77%(388 flights)
  • Thu80%(421 flights)
  • Fri83%(413 flights)
  • Sat78%(371 flights)
  • Sun75%(424 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 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)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 70% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%246
July 202570%253
August 202571%241
September 202583%239
October 202581%255
November 202578%209
December 202574%220
January 202687%211
February 202683%212
March 202687%238
April 202680%233
May 202681%244

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.