Route Reliability
New York → Dallas–Fort Worth
JFK–DFW · 1,391 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
- 76%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 11 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.6%
- Cancelled
- 2,042
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Frontier Airlines78%199 flights
- 2.American Airlines77%1,379 flights
- 3.Delta Air Lines72%464 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
JFK–DFW flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 65% between 6–9 PM.
Skip Thursday if you can.
JFK–DFW flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 72%.
Frontier Airlines has a slight edge here.
Frontier Airlines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 72%.
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
- Mon78%(278 flights)
- Tue82%(290 flights)
- Wed75%(282 flights)
- Thu72%(288 flights)
- Fri76%(280 flights)
- Sat77%(270 flights)
- Sun73%(286 flights)
- 3–6 AM—(2 flights)
- 6–9 AM85%(465 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM79%(77 flights)
- 12–3 PM78%(686 flights)
- 3–6 PM70%(495 flights)
- 6–9 PM65%(249 flights)
Jun 67% → May 74% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 67% | 205 |
| July 2025 | 70% | 205 |
| August 2025 | 78% | 211 |
| September 2025 | 82% | 182 |
| October 2025 | 74% | 177 |
| November 2025 | 79% | 174 |
| December 2025 | 70% | 167 |
| January 2026 | 83% | 117 |
| February 2026 | 85% | 100 |
| March 2026 | 80% | 117 |
| April 2026 | 82% | 140 |
| May 2026 | 74% | 179 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,042 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.