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Route Reliability

SAF → Dallas–Fort Worth

SAF–DFW · 551 miles · SAF Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

75
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
1,757
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 79% of the time across 1,757 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SAF–DFW flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 65% between 3–6 PM.

Saturdays have been rough.

SAF–DFW flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays and just 68% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Ticking up lately.

SAF–DFW flights arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 77% 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

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(244 flights)
  • Tue85%(239 flights)
  • Wed79%(243 flights)
  • Thu82%(243 flights)
  • Fri83%(244 flights)
  • Sat68%(248 flights)
  • Sun73%(244 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(513 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(446 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(406 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(340 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 67% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%150
July 202576%154
August 202579%177
September 202584%175
October 202585%181
November 202576%116
December 202580%122
January 202678%113
February 202673%110
March 202681%118
April 202678%142
May 202685%147

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Based on 1,757 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.