Route reliability
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to New York (LGA): 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 New York, NY (LGA), September 2025 to August 2026.
Dallas/Fort Worth, TXNew York, NY
Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026
DFW to LGA
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to New York, NY
- On time
- 62.0%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
- Cancelled
- 5.1%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
- 60+ min late
- 12.8%vs 8.1% U.S. average Worse than average
- Scheduled flights
- 6,650in 12 months4 airlines
- Most reliable airline
- Delta Air Lines68.0% on time · 1,851 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. Delta Air Lines Most reliable | 68.0% | 5.2% | 11.1% | 91 min | 1.0% | 1,851 |
| 2. American Airlines | 60.2% | 4.8% | 13.0% | 70 min | 1.2% | 4,311 |
| 3. Spirit Airlines Small sample (under 300 flights) | 58.7% | 7.1% | 17.9% | 81 min | 0.0% | 196 |
| 4. Frontier Airlines Small sample (under 300 flights) | 54.5% | 6.5% | 18.5% | 77 min | 0.7% | 292 |
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
Delta Air Lines has the strongest record on this route.
- Delta Air Lines had the best on-time record from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to New York (LGA): 68.0% of its 1,851 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 60.2% for American Airlines.
- 5.1% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 20), 3.2 points higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
- 12.8% of flights, about 1 in 8, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 76 min.
- Overall, 62.0% of flights on this route arrived on time, 13.6 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- Over the last 3 years, September was the most reliable month on this route (79.2% on time) and July the least reliable (58.7%).
- Cancellations peaked in January, when 6.3% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (80.4% on time); flights scheduled to depart 3 pm to 4 pm were the least (48.4%).
- In the other direction, New York (LGA) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), 66.0% of flights were on time and 5.1% were cancelled. Compare airlines LGA to DFW.
Best and worst months to fly DFW to LGA
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 62.0%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71.2% | 1,543 |
| February | 76.6% | 1,449 |
| March | 63.4% | 1,651 |
| April | 71.7% | 1,653 |
| May | 64.9% | 1,708 |
| June | 59.8% | 1,677 |
| July | 58.7% | 1,743 |
| August | 65.7% | 1,709 |
| September | 79.2% | 1,626 |
| October | 77.2% | 1,723 |
| November | 75.3% | 1,678 |
| December | 72.1% | 1,555 |
| Airline | Best month | Worst month |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | February (83.2%) | July (65.9%) |
| American Airlines | September (78.4%) | July (55.3%) |
| Spirit Airlines | October (90.3%) | May (68.3%) |
| Frontier Airlines | December (72.2%) | March (41.5%) |
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 | 76.9% | 590 |
| Oct 2025 | 62.4% | 614 |
| Nov 2025 | 57.4% | 582 |
| Dec 2025 | 59.0% | 542 |
| Jan 2026 | 66.7% | 535 |
| Feb 2026 | 69.3% | 486 |
| Mar 2026 | 50.2% | 570 |
| Apr 2026 | 67.7% | 554 |
| May 2026 | 68.3% | 549 |
| Jun 2026 | 56.2% | 534 |
| Jul 2026 | 48.4% | 548 |
| Aug 2026 | 62.3% | 546 |
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 | 5 |
| Departing 6 am to 7 am | 80.4% | 387 |
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 79.2% | 710 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 76.2% | 344 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 63.2% | 486 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 66.3% | 424 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | 66.7% | 435 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 60.0% | 472 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | 58.4% | 543 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 55.1% | 385 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | 48.4% | 506 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 55.1% | 709 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 50.3% | 543 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 52.1% | 194 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 56.6% | 507 |
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 New York, NY (LGA), 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.