Route reliability
Newark (EWR) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): which airline is most on time?
On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Newark, NJ (EWR) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), September 2025 to August 2026.
Newark, NJDallas/Fort Worth, TX
Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026
EWR to DFW
Newark, NJ to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
- On time
- 75.6%vs 75.6% U.S. average About average
- Cancelled
- 3.4%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
- 60+ min late
- 9.0%vs 8.1% U.S. average About average
- Scheduled flights
- 3,631in 12 months5 airlines
- Most reliable airline
- United Airlines77.1% on time · 1,805 flights
On time about as often as 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. United Airlines Most reliable | 77.1% | 2.7% | 8.4% | 74 min | 0.4% | 1,805 |
| 2. American Airlines | 76.3% | 4.1% | 8.6% | 104 min | 0.6% | 1,440 |
| 3. Frontier Airlines Small sample (under 300 flights) | 68.6% | 1.7% | 11.0% | 243 min | 0.8% | 118 |
| 4. Spirit Airlines Small sample (under 300 flights) | 63.0% | 4.9% | 14.8% | 79 min | 0.0% | 243 |
| 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 Newark (EWR) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): 77.1% of its 1,805 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 76.3% for American Airlines. The gap is small, so treat the airlines as roughly equal on punctuality.
- 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%.
- 9.0% of flights, about 1 in 11, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 93 min.
- Overall, 75.6% of flights on this route arrived on time, about the same as the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month on this route (82.1% on time) and May the least reliable (64.0%).
- Cancellations peaked in January, when 6.9% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (89.4% on time); flights scheduled to depart 5 pm to 6 pm were the least (57.6%).
- In the other direction, Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Newark (EWR), 69.9% of flights were on time and 3.4% were cancelled. Compare airlines DFW to EWR.
Best and worst months to fly EWR to DFW
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 75.6%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73.3% | 874 |
| February | 77.3% | 830 |
| March | 80.4% | 899 |
| April | 75.0% | 832 |
| May | 64.0% | 859 |
| June | 72.7% | 895 |
| July | 66.8% | 940 |
| August | 74.4% | 893 |
| September | 81.6% | 877 |
| October | 82.1% | 920 |
| November | 77.1% | 925 |
| December | 81.1% | 880 |
| Airline | Best month | Worst month |
|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | December (82.9%) | May (63.5%) |
| American Airlines | October (85.5%) | May (64.7%) |
| Spirit Airlines | June (93.2%) | May (53.8%) |
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 | 80.6% | 288 |
| Oct 2025 | 77.5% | 307 |
| Nov 2025 | 73.5% | 309 |
| Dec 2025 | 78.8% | 297 |
| Jan 2026 | 70.1% | 301 |
| Feb 2026 | 75.3% | 279 |
| Mar 2026 | 78.4% | 301 |
| Apr 2026 | 84.5% | 284 |
| May 2026 | 76.4% | 305 |
| Jun 2026 | 71.0% | 321 |
| Jul 2026 | 68.8% | 327 |
| Aug 2026 | 73.7% | 312 |
Best and worst departure times
Share of scheduled flights on time
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing before 6 am | 89.4% | 142 |
| Departing 6 am to 7 am | 88.1% | 394 |
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 84.8% | 99 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 79.9% | 373 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 81.9% | 299 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | Insufficient sample | 10 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | 74.1% | 58 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 74.0% | 373 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | 77.1% | 450 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | 71.3% | 366 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 69.7% | 277 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 57.6% | 243 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 59.9% | 167 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 76.1% | 155 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | 75.6% | 135 |
| Departing 9 pm to 10 pm | 61.0% | 82 |
| Departing 10 pm to 11 pm | Insufficient sample | 8 |
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 Newark, NJ (EWR) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), 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.