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Route Reliability

San Diego → Dallas–Fort Worth

SAN–DFW · 1,171 miles · San Diego International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
2.9%
Cancelled
3,551
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%3,217 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines77%254 flights

Not enough history to rank: Alaska Airlines (80 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SAN–DFW flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 68% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SAN–DFW flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Thursdays. On Sundays: 73%.

Not much between American Airlines and Frontier Airlines.

On this route they all land within 77% to 78% 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%(503 flights)
  • Tue79%(453 flights)
  • Wed78%(467 flights)
  • Thu81%(516 flights)
  • Fri78%(503 flights)
  • Sat79%(458 flights)
  • Sun73%(519 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(1266 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(720 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(725 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(594 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(114 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 69% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%310
July 202573%322
August 202573%282
September 202581%254
October 202581%287
November 202573%249
December 202580%281
January 202677%248
February 202683%245
March 202679%287
April 202688%296
May 202680%358

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,551 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.