Historical on-time performance
New York to Dallas-Fort Worth
Flights on JFK–DFW arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,907 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time75%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.1%Flights1,379
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.1%Flights92
- Delta Air LinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9075 minCancel4.4%Flights436
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline18%
- Weather76%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 49 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 JFK → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 64% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 2,044 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 568 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,863 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 95 min · 1,321 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 835 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 825 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 826 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 841 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 70 min · 830 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 797 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 65 min · 842 flights
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