Route Reliability
San Antonio → Dallas–Fort Worth
SAT–DFW · 247 miles · San Antonio International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
- 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
- Mon75%(608 flights)
- Tue81%(588 flights)
- Wed78%(599 flights)
- Thu82%(625 flights)
- Fri80%(614 flights)
- Sat75%(584 flights)
- Sun72%(629 flights)
- 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)
Jun 70% → May 79% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 70% | 372 |
| July 2025 | 68% | 379 |
| August 2025 | 67% | 365 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 355 |
| October 2025 | 82% | 377 |
| November 2025 | 73% | 334 |
| December 2025 | 82% | 356 |
| January 2026 | 81% | 321 |
| February 2026 | 88% | 315 |
| March 2026 | 82% | 354 |
| April 2026 | 79% | 350 |
| May 2026 | 79% | 369 |
Same trip, other airports
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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.