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FWA → Dallas–Fort Worth

FWA–DFW · 859 miles · FWA Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
1,034
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 79% of the time across 1,034 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

FWA–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 72% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

FWA–DFW flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 73%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.1% 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%(141 flights)
  • Tue83%(144 flights)
  • Wed82%(143 flights)
  • Thu81%(142 flights)
  • Fri85%(143 flights)
  • Sat73%(139 flights)
  • Sun73%(145 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM88%(149 flights)
  • 6–9 AM79%(199 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(299 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(64 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(286 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 78% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%89
July 202576%89
August 202575%91
September 202584%89
October 202582%89
November 202581%80
December 202574%91
January 202682%83
February 202677%65
March 202674%58
April 202683%83
May 202680%90

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Based on 1,034 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.