Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Newark
1,372 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–EWR arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 3,335 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time74%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.7%Flights1,705
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9085 minCancel3.6%Flights194
- American AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9085 minCancel4.0%Flights1,436
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)39%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 111 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DFW → EWR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 3,297 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 65 min · 2,996 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 110 min · 2,651 flights
- Afternoons56% on time · p90 115 min · 1,638 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,545 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,542 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 75 min · 1,591 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 80 min · 1,343 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 75 min · 1,588 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 90 min · 1,577 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 85 min · 1,486 flights
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