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Route Reliability

Houston → Dallas–Fort Worth

IAH–DFW · 224 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

68
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
6,163
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines76%2,804 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines75%3,359 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

IAH–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 65% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

IAH–DFW flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 72%.

Not much between United Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 75% to 76% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Slipping a little lately.

IAH–DFW flights arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 82% 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
  • Mon72%(874 flights)
  • Tue79%(825 flights)
  • Wed78%(854 flights)
  • Thu76%(888 flights)
  • Fri77%(870 flights)
  • Sat75%(779 flights)
  • Sun72%(887 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM87%(326 flights)
  • 6–9 AM83%(1163 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(1010 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(1271 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(704 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(1219 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM79%(284 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 63% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%504
July 202570%517
August 202566%514
September 202582%503
October 202582%523
November 202573%478
December 202577%526
January 202683%455
February 202687%422
March 202681%491
April 202675%525
May 202673%519

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Based on 6,163 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.