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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → SPS

DFWSPS · 113 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to SPS Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
4.3%
Cancelled
729
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 82% of the time across 729 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

DFW–SPS flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 78% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Saturday is the weak spot.

DFW–SPS flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Tuesdays. On Saturdays: 78%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Recent months have been rougher.

DFW–SPS flights arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 95% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon85%(100 flights)
  • Tue86%(100 flights)
  • Wed83%(99 flights)
  • Thu84%(98 flights)
  • Fri80%(99 flights)
  • Sat78%(101 flights)
  • Sun81%(100 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM87%(354 flights)
  • 6–9 PM79%(85 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM78%(258 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 55% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202555%56
July 202564%58
August 202579%61
September 202588%57
October 202585%61
November 202589%54
December 202594%62
January 202696%51
February 202696%56
March 202684%62
April 202685%60
May 202675%59

Based on 729 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.