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Route Reliability

Newark → Dallas–Fort Worth

EWR–DFW · 1,372 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
3,514
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines81%1,735 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines81%1,437 flights
  3. 3.Spirit Airlines72%315 flights

Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (27 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

EWR–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 71% between 3–6 PM.

Saturday is the weak spot.

EWR–DFW flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays. On Saturdays: 76%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 72%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.3% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(494 flights)
  • Tue85%(491 flights)
  • Wed82%(497 flights)
  • Thu78%(502 flights)
  • Fri79%(515 flights)
  • Sat76%(401 flights)
  • Sun79%(474 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM96%(160 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(857 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(351 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(735 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(810 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(415 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM78%(46 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 77% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%256
July 202576%275
August 202580%274
September 202582%284
October 202579%301
November 202577%299
December 202581%292
January 202681%264
February 202683%257
March 202680%295
April 202686%282
May 202680%295

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Based on 3,514 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.