Route Reliability
Santa Ana → Dallas–Fort Worth
SNA–DFW · 1,205 miles · John Wayne Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
- 80%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 11 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.3%
- Cancelled
- 2,904
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Airlines on this route
- American Airlines80% on time · 2,897 flights
- Frontier Airlines71% on time · 7 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.
SNA–DFW flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 72% between 12–3 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
SNA–DFW flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Thursdays. On Sundays: 73%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 3.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
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
- Mon77%(404 flights)
- Tue81%(380 flights)
- Wed80%(387 flights)
- Thu85%(417 flights)
- Fri84%(410 flights)
- Sat79%(371 flights)
- Sun73%(415 flights)
- 6–9 AM87%(701 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM80%(848 flights)
- 12–3 PM72%(605 flights)
- 3–6 PM77%(405 flights)
- 6–9 PM81%(225 flights)
Jun 73% → May 82% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 73% | 244 |
| July 2025 | 70% | 248 |
| August 2025 | 78% | 236 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 237 |
| October 2025 | 83% | 256 |
| November 2025 | 78% | 209 |
| December 2025 | 74% | 223 |
| January 2026 | 85% | 211 |
| February 2026 | 84% | 211 |
| March 2026 | 81% | 236 |
| April 2026 | 84% | 232 |
| May 2026 | 82% | 241 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,904 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.