Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to New York
1,391 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–JFK arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,901 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel4.4%Flights436
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.1%Flights92
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.2%Flights1,373
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline22%
- Weather72%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 50 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 → JFK
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 · 2,653 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,938 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 60 min · 321 flights
- Afternoons60% on time · p90 95 min · 876 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 833 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 45 min · 830 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 35 min · 827 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 826 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 835 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 55 min · 841 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 798 flights
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