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Route Reliability

San Francisco → Dallas–Fort Worth

SFO–DFW · 1,464 miles · San Francisco International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
4,064
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines80%821 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines75%3,069 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines56%174 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SFO–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 63% between 12–3 PM.

Tuesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 78% on time on Tuesdays against 72% on Sundays.

United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

United Airlines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 56%.

Recent months have been rougher.

SFO–DFW flights arrived on time 71% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 79% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(587 flights)
  • Tue78%(542 flights)
  • Wed76%(540 flights)
  • Thu74%(578 flights)
  • Fri77%(594 flights)
  • Sat76%(522 flights)
  • Sun72%(581 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM82%(187 flights)
  • 3–6 AM93%(173 flights)
  • 6–9 AM87%(833 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(757 flights)
  • 12–3 PM63%(653 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(675 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(169 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM70%(497 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 72% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%352
July 202573%358
August 202571%324
September 202585%296
October 202581%344
November 202573%319
December 202580%336
January 202674%280
February 202683%290
March 202678%333
April 202668%332
May 202669%380

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Based on 4,064 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.