Route Reliability

Route reliability

Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Philadelphia (PHL): 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 Philadelphia, PA (PHL), September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

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Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

DFW to PHL

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Philadelphia, PA

On time
68.9%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
Cancelled
3.3%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
60+ min late
11.0%vs 8.1% U.S. average Worse than average
Scheduled flights
3,477in 12 months2 airlines
Most reliable airline
American Airlines69.3% on time · 3,188 flights

On time less often than the U.S. average, with more cancellations.

Compared with all U.S. flights, September 2025 to August 2026. “About average” means within 1.5 points for on time, 0.3 for cancelled and 1 for 60+ minutes late.

Airlines on this route

Ranked by on-time arrival

Airlines from DFW to PHL, September 2025 to August 2026. Rates are shares of all scheduled flights.
Airline On time Cancelled 60+ min late Avg delay when late Diverted Flights
1. American Airlines Most reliable 69.3% 3.3% 10.6% 73 min 0.2% 3,188
2. Frontier Airlines 64.0% 3.5% 15.9% 104 min 0.3% 289

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

American Airlines has the strongest record on this route.

  • American Airlines had the best on-time record from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Philadelphia (PHL): 69.3% of its 3,188 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 64.0% for Frontier Airlines.
  • 3.3% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 30), 1.4 points higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 11.0% of flights, about 1 in 9, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 76 min.
  • Overall, 68.9% of flights on this route arrived on time, 6.7 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, February was the most reliable month on this route (77.7% on time) and July the least reliable (55.6%).
  • Cancellations peaked in January, when 5.5% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (85.2% on time); flights scheduled to depart 8 pm to 9 pm were the least (51.1%).
  • In the other direction, Philadelphia (PHL) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), 74.9% of flights were on time and 3.4% were cancelled. Compare airlines PHL to DFW.

Best and worst months to fly DFW to PHL

Jan 70.4%
Feb 77.7%
Mar 69.3%
Apr 71.9%
May 69.6%
Jun 61.6%
Jul 55.6%
Aug 63.5%
Sep 74.1%
Oct 76.2%
Nov 76.9%
Dec 75.3%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 68.9%
All airlines combined, by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 (3 years pooled). Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
January 70.4% 767
February 77.7% 736
March 69.3% 843
April 71.9% 802
May 69.6% 886
June 61.6% 933
July 55.6% 964
August 63.5% 923
September 74.1% 877
October 76.2% 920
November 76.9% 862
December 75.3% 823
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
American Airlines October (78.5%) July (56.9%)
Frontier Airlines December (76.4%) July (44.9%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 66.9%
Oct 67.9%
Nov 72.3%
Dec 70.0%
Jan 62.3%
Feb 72.0%
Mar 71.3%
Apr 78.8%
May 75.0%
Jun 62.3%
Jul 59.2%
Aug 70.9%
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
All airlines combined, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Sep 2025 66.9% 260
Oct 2025 67.9% 299
Nov 2025 72.3% 285
Dec 2025 70.0% 273
Jan 2026 62.3% 268
Feb 2026 72.0% 254
Mar 2026 71.3% 296
Apr 2026 78.8% 264
May 2026 75.0% 312
Jun 2026 62.3% 329
Jul 2026 59.2% 341
Aug 2026 70.9% 296

Best and worst departure times

<6a 85.2%
6a Insufficient sample
7a 82.2%
8a 84.7%
9a 73.6%
10a 77.7%
11a Insufficient sample
12p 64.1%
1p 61.3%
2p 63.6%
3p 52.7%
4p 65.7%
5p 57.6%
6p 57.3%
7p 58.3%
8p 51.1%
9p 54.5%
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at DFW, September 2025 to August 2026. Hours with no scheduled flights are omitted. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing before 6 am 85.2% 324
Departing 6 am to 7 am Insufficient sample 33
Departing 7 am to 8 am 82.2% 338
Departing 8 am to 9 am 84.7% 320
Departing 9 am to 10 am 73.6% 125
Departing 10 am to 11 am 77.7% 264
Departing 11 am to noon Insufficient sample 36
Departing noon to 1 pm 64.1% 315
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 61.3% 181
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 63.6% 154
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 52.7% 207
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 65.7% 347
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 57.6% 203
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 57.3% 225
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 58.3% 168
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 51.1% 182
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm 54.5% 55
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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 Philadelphia, PA (PHL), 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.

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