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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → Dallas–Fort Worth

PHL–DFW · 1,303 miles · Philadelphia International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

68
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
3.8%
Cancelled
3,385
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines78%3,131 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines67%253 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (1 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PHL–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 62% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PHL–DFW flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 71%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 67%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.8% 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

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(480 flights)
  • Tue84%(433 flights)
  • Wed78%(435 flights)
  • Thu76%(471 flights)
  • Fri77%(494 flights)
  • Sat72%(446 flights)
  • Sun71%(476 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM90%(340 flights)
  • 6–9 AM82%(791 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(390 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(418 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(753 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(387 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM62%(156 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 61% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202561%272
July 202565%267
August 202570%278
September 202581%250
October 202584%300
November 202582%283
December 202565%260
January 202676%245
February 202686%237
March 202686%282
April 202685%262
May 202683%299

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,385 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.