Route reliability
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Newark (EWR): which airline is most on time?
On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Newark, NJ (EWR), September 2025 to August 2026.
Dallas/Fort Worth, TXNewark, NJ
Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026
DFW to EWR
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Newark, NJ
- On time
- 69.9%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
- Cancelled
- 3.4%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
- 60+ min late
- 11.4%vs 8.1% U.S. average Worse than average
- Scheduled flights
- 3,633in 12 months5 airlines
- Most reliable airline
- United Airlines75.6% on time · 1,805 flights
On time less often than the U.S. average, with more cancellations.
Airlines on this route
Ranked by on-time arrival
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | 60+ min late | Avg delay when late | Diverted | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Frontier Airlines Small sample (under 300 flights) | 82.2% | 0.8% | 3.4% | 54 min | 1.7% | 118 |
| 2. United Airlines Most reliable | 75.6% | 2.8% | 9.5% | 88 min | 0.6% | 1,805 |
| 3. Spirit Airlines Small sample (under 300 flights) | 62.9% | 4.9% | 16.3% | 70 min | 0.0% | 245 |
| 4. American Airlines | 62.8% | 4.0% | 13.5% | 78 min | 1.0% | 1,440 |
| Republic Airways Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle, Delta Connection, United Express | Insufficient sample (fewer than 50 flights) | 25 | ||||
On time = arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Avg delay when late = average arrival delay of flights 15+ minutes late. "Most reliable" needs at least 300 flights in 12 months. Tap a heading to sort.
What this means
United Airlines has the strongest record on this route.
- United Airlines had the best on-time record from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Newark (EWR): 75.6% of its 1,805 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 62.8% for American Airlines.
- Frontier Airlines (82.2% on 118 flights) scored higher but flew the route far less often, so that result is less certain.
- Republic Airways also flew this route but with fewer than 50 reported flights, too few to rate.
- 3.4% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 29), 1.5 points higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
- 11.4% of flights, about 1 in 9, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 82 min.
- Overall, 69.9% of flights on this route arrived on time, 5.7 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- Over the last 3 years, February was the most reliable month on this route (78.4% on time) and July the least reliable (58.7%).
- Cancellations peaked in January, when 6.8% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (90.0% on time); flights scheduled to depart 3 pm to 4 pm were the least (47.7%).
- In the other direction, Newark (EWR) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), 75.6% of flights were on time and 3.4% were cancelled. Compare airlines EWR to DFW.
Best and worst months to fly DFW to EWR
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 69.9%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73.4% | 873 |
| February | 78.4% | 830 |
| March | 71.2% | 899 |
| April | 71.2% | 832 |
| May | 65.0% | 860 |
| June | 64.2% | 896 |
| July | 58.7% | 935 |
| August | 66.7% | 893 |
| September | 77.0% | 878 |
| October | 76.0% | 921 |
| November | 71.9% | 924 |
| December | 72.4% | 882 |
| Airline | Best month | Worst month |
|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | February (83.9%) | July (62.1%) |
| Spirit Airlines | February (81.2%) | May (52.8%) |
| American Airlines | September (74.4%) | July (50.5%) |
Month by month, last 12 months
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 73.4% | 289 |
| Oct 2025 | 63.8% | 307 |
| Nov 2025 | 66.1% | 310 |
| Dec 2025 | 72.1% | 297 |
| Jan 2026 | 69.1% | 301 |
| Feb 2026 | 70.4% | 280 |
| Mar 2026 | 67.3% | 300 |
| Apr 2026 | 78.6% | 285 |
| May 2026 | 80.0% | 305 |
| Jun 2026 | 66.8% | 322 |
| Jul 2026 | 59.7% | 325 |
| Aug 2026 | 73.1% | 312 |
Best and worst departure times
Share of scheduled flights on time
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing before 6 am | Insufficient sample | 4 |
| Departing 6 am to 7 am | 90.0% | 230 |
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 84.5% | 703 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 79.8% | 119 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 82.4% | 85 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 77.6% | 223 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | 70.4% | 449 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 69.2% | 52 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | 69.8% | 361 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 51.3% | 230 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | 47.7% | 109 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 50.5% | 204 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 62.5% | 280 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 48.9% | 135 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 64.0% | 347 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | 55.9% | 102 |
Sources & data dates
- Source
- U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
- Period
- September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
- Data through
- August 2026
- Processed
- 2026-11-03
- Scope
- Nonstop scheduled flights from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Newark, NJ (EWR), one direction. Airlines that report to the DOT only.
- Method
- Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.