Route reliability
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Phoenix (PHX): 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 Phoenix, AZ (PHX), September 2025 to August 2026.
Dallas/Fort Worth, TXPhoenix, AZ
Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026
DFW to PHX
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Phoenix, AZ
- On time
- 71.1%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
- Cancelled
- 2.4%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
- 60+ min late
- 9.6%vs 8.1% U.S. average Worse than average
- Scheduled flights
- 5,258in 12 months4 airlines
- Most reliable airline
- Frontier Airlines74.8% on time · 635 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 Most reliable | 74.8% | 2.0% | 9.0% | 86 min | 0.0% | 635 |
| 2. American Airlines | 70.6% | 2.4% | 9.8% | 67 min | 0.3% | 4,612 |
| Envoy Air Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle | Insufficient sample (fewer than 50 flights) | 10 | ||||
| SkyWest Airlines Operating carrier; sold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska | Insufficient sample (fewer than 50 flights) | 1 | ||||
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
Frontier Airlines has the strongest record on this route.
- Frontier Airlines had the best on-time record from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Phoenix (PHX): 74.8% of its 635 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 70.6% for American Airlines.
- Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines also flew this route but with fewer than 50 reported flights, too few to rate.
- 2.4% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 42), 0.5 points higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
- 9.6% of flights, about 1 in 10, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 69 min.
- Overall, 71.1% of flights on this route arrived on time, 4.5 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- Over the last 3 years, February was the most reliable month on this route (81.2% on time) and May the least reliable (60.2%).
- Cancellations peaked in January, when 4.8% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (87.2% on time); flights scheduled to depart 7 pm to 8 pm were the least (58.3%).
- In the other direction, Phoenix (PHX) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), 78.6% of flights were on time and 2.4% were cancelled. Compare airlines PHX to DFW.
Best and worst months to fly DFW to PHX
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 71.1%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 68.2% | 1,212 |
| February | 81.2% | 1,200 |
| March | 70.7% | 1,496 |
| April | 69.9% | 1,422 |
| May | 60.2% | 1,428 |
| June | 61.5% | 1,318 |
| July | 61.0% | 1,335 |
| August | 65.1% | 1,182 |
| September | 73.2% | 1,200 |
| October | 76.9% | 1,309 |
| November | 75.8% | 1,242 |
| December | 77.6% | 1,263 |
| Airline | Best month | Worst month |
|---|---|---|
| Frontier Airlines | February (87.1%) | July (60.7%) |
| American Airlines | February (81.0%) | May (58.9%) |
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 | 72.4% | 402 |
| Oct 2025 | 71.1% | 432 |
| Nov 2025 | 66.2% | 397 |
| Dec 2025 | 78.1% | 425 |
| Jan 2026 | 65.3% | 403 |
| Feb 2026 | 79.2% | 400 |
| Mar 2026 | 76.1% | 486 |
| Apr 2026 | 73.0% | 477 |
| May 2026 | 71.5% | 501 |
| Jun 2026 | 63.7% | 465 |
| Jul 2026 | 68.3% | 479 |
| Aug 2026 | 68.8% | 391 |
Best and worst departure times
Share of scheduled flights on time
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing 6 am to 7 am | 87.2% | 109 |
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 81.8% | 363 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 78.3% | 350 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 79.4% | 160 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 78.9% | 399 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | 80.6% | 201 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 77.3% | 387 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | 75.9% | 311 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 73.9% | 349 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | 69.1% | 259 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 69.1% | 362 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 63.4% | 399 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 67.4% | 340 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 58.3% | 271 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | 58.5% | 200 |
| Departing 9 pm to 10 pm | 62.8% | 438 |
| Departing 10 pm to 11 pm | 60.3% | 360 |
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 Phoenix, AZ (PHX), 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.