Historical on-time performance
New York to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,391 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–DFW arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 2,010 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-time73%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.1%Flights92
- American AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.8%Flights1,318
- Delta Air LinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.0%Flights600
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft38%
- 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 JFK → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 53% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 2,163 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 506 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,780 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 90 min · 1,402 flights
- Overnights53% on time · p90 110 min · 90 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 861 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 55 min · 853 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 852 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 75 min · 846 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 60 min · 861 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 70 min · 853 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 75 min · 815 flights
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