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Route Reliability

San Antonio → Dallas–Fort Worth

SATDFW · 247 miles · San Antonio International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

68
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
4,401
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 4,401 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SAT–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 60% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SAT–DFW flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Thursdays. On Sundays: 72%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Slipping a little lately.

SAT–DFW flights arrived on time 80% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 84% 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
  • Mon75%(608 flights)
  • Tue81%(588 flights)
  • Wed78%(599 flights)
  • Thu82%(625 flights)
  • Fri80%(614 flights)
  • Sat75%(584 flights)
  • Sun72%(629 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM93%(322 flights)
  • 6–9 AM87%(1062 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(960 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(550 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(759 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(594 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 70% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%372
July 202568%379
August 202567%365
September 202583%355
October 202582%377
November 202573%334
December 202582%356
January 202681%321
February 202688%315
March 202682%354
April 202679%350
May 202679%369

Based on 4,401 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.