Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to New York
1,391 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–JFK arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 2,007 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.1%Flights92
- Delta Air LinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.8%Flights600
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.9%Flights1,315
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DFW → JFK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 2,459 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 55 min · 2,053 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 60 min · 432 flights
- Afternoons61% on time · p90 85 min · 991 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 860 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 852 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 50 min · 846 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 852 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 850 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 55 min · 860 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 817 flights
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