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Route Reliability

Houston → Dallas–Fort Worth

HOU–DFW · 247 miles · William P. Hobby Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
4.3%
Cancelled
2,074
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 2,074 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

HOU–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 63% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

HOU–DFW flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 72%.

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.

HOU–DFW flights arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 84% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(289 flights)
  • Tue82%(270 flights)
  • Wed78%(277 flights)
  • Thu79%(303 flights)
  • Fri81%(296 flights)
  • Sat79%(252 flights)
  • Sun72%(292 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM90%(99 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(357 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(447 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(344 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(311 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(421 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 68% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%184
July 202575%200
August 202570%187
September 202579%184
October 202585%194
November 202583%163
December 202581%177
January 202686%152
February 202685%122
March 202679%131
April 202668%143
May 202682%142

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Based on 2,074 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.