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Route Reliability

Phoenix → Dallas–Fort Worth

PHX–DFW · 868 miles · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
5,139
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines81%4,587 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines79%531 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (21 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PHX–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 68% between 3–6 PM.

Tuesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 84% on time on Tuesdays against 78% on Sundays.

Not much between American Airlines and Frontier Airlines.

On this route they all land within 79% to 81% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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
  • Mon79%(729 flights)
  • Tue84%(670 flights)
  • Wed80%(657 flights)
  • Thu82%(752 flights)
  • Fri81%(738 flights)
  • Sat80%(682 flights)
  • Sun78%(765 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM79%(106 flights)
  • 3–6 AM91%(410 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(1364 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(830 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(774 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(949 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(513 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM81%(47 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 76% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%427
July 202572%408
August 202573%353
September 202584%382
October 202586%422
November 202576%387
December 202584%426
January 202683%369
February 202686%397
March 202679%475
April 202687%468
May 202682%479

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 5,139 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.