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Route Reliability

Kansas City → Dallas–Fort Worth

MCI–DFW · 460 miles · Kansas City International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

65
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
2.9%
Cancelled
2,545
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 74% of the time across 2,545 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

MCI–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 59% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Saturday if you can.

MCI–DFW flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Fridays. On Saturdays: 67%.

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
  • Mon73%(353 flights)
  • Tue74%(333 flights)
  • Wed77%(342 flights)
  • Thu77%(367 flights)
  • Fri80%(363 flights)
  • Sat67%(331 flights)
  • Sun69%(372 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM85%(345 flights)
  • 6–9 AM82%(354 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(686 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(469 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(239 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(368 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 54% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202554%221
July 202560%230
August 202567%217
September 202576%212
October 202586%226
November 202572%208
December 202568%213
January 202682%154
February 202687%165
March 202682%204
April 202682%204
May 202677%207

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Based on 2,545 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.