Historical on-time performance
Miami to Dallas-Fort Worth
Flights on MIA–DFW arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 4,560 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.9%Flights68
- American AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.7%Flights4,296
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9095 minCancel2.6%Flights196
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather87%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 123 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 MIA → DFW
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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 4,725 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 60 min · 2,564 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 75 min · 2,152 flights
- Afternoons60% on time · p90 95 min · 1,820 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 90 min · 3,134 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 74% on time.
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,959 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 55 min · 2,110 flights
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 2,008 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 2,054 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 70 min · 2,112 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 70 min · 2,082 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 85 min · 2,070 flights
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