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Route Reliability

Miami → Dallas–Fort Worth

MIA–DFW · 1,121 miles · Miami International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
4,836
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Frontier Airlines74%228 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines74%4,296 flights
  3. 3.Spirit Airlines65%312 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

MIA–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 60% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

MIA–DFW flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 66%.

Frontier Airlines runs this route best.

Frontier Airlines arrived on time 74% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 65%.

Slipping a little lately.

MIA–DFW flights arrived on time 74% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% 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
  • Mon71%(678 flights)
  • Tue79%(637 flights)
  • Wed74%(644 flights)
  • Thu79%(684 flights)
  • Fri76%(688 flights)
  • Sat70%(650 flights)
  • Sun66%(691 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM89%(354 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(1072 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(588 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(617 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(837 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(820 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM72%(384 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 69% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%384
July 202562%393
August 202564%403
September 202576%389
October 202576%408
November 202573%412
December 202582%397
January 202674%392
February 202683%355
March 202675%386
April 202673%373
May 202675%380

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Based on 4,836 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.