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Route Reliability

San Jose → Dallas–Fort Worth

SJC–DFW · 1,438 miles · San José Mineta International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
1,177
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Airlines on this route

  • American Airlines81% on time · 1,124 flights
  • Spirit Airlines77% on time · 53 flights

Too little history on this route to call a winner. We rank airlines only after 100 flights each.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SJC–DFW flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 71% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SJC–DFW flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 75%.

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
  • Mon81%(178 flights)
  • Tue86%(154 flights)
  • Wed79%(152 flights)
  • Thu84%(174 flights)
  • Fri84%(172 flights)
  • Sat80%(142 flights)
  • Sun75%(169 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(443 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(265 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(392 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(3 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(3 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM83%(35 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 77% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%128
July 202575%124
August 202581%98
September 202586%88
October 202595%91
November 202571%85
December 202580%91
January 202679%75
February 202687%96
March 202683%89
April 202683%88
May 202682%88

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Based on 1,177 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.