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Route Reliability

Memphis → Dallas–Fort Worth

MEM–DFW · 431 miles · Memphis International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
2,429
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 73% of the time across 2,429 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

MEM–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 63% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Saturday if you can.

MEM–DFW flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Tuesdays. On Saturdays: 68%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.2% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(339 flights)
  • Tue78%(316 flights)
  • Wed72%(330 flights)
  • Thu74%(350 flights)
  • Fri74%(345 flights)
  • Sat68%(320 flights)
  • Sun72%(349 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM89%(347 flights)
  • 6–9 AM75%(352 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM72%(503 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(314 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(460 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(373 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%220
July 202563%232
August 202566%202
September 202584%214
October 202576%238
November 202564%154
December 202573%182
January 202676%140
February 202684%159
March 202682%206
April 202673%204
May 202673%198

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Based on 2,429 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.