Route Reliability

Route reliability

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

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

Philadelphia, PADallas/Fort Worth, TX

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Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

PHL to DFW

Philadelphia, PA to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

On time
74.9%vs 75.6% U.S. average About average
Cancelled
3.4%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
60+ min late
8.6%vs 8.1% U.S. average About average
Scheduled flights
3,479in 12 months2 airlines
Most reliable airline
American Airlines75.9% on time · 3,189 flights

On time about as often as 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 PHL to DFW, 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 75.9% 3.4% 8.2% 93 min 0.7% 3,189
2. Frontier Airlines 63.8% 3.4% 13.8% 85 min 0.7% 290

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 Philadelphia (PHL) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): 75.9% of its 3,189 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 63.8% for Frontier Airlines.
  • 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%.
  • 8.6% of flights, about 1 in 12, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 92 min.
  • Overall, 74.9% of flights on this route arrived on time, 0.7 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month on this route (84.6% on time) and July the least reliable (61.8%).
  • Cancellations peaked in July, when 5.4% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (88.7% on time); flights scheduled to depart 8 pm to 9 pm were the least (59.9%).
  • In the other direction, Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Philadelphia (PHL), 68.9% of flights were on time and 3.3% were cancelled. Compare airlines DFW to PHL.

Best and worst months to fly PHL to DFW

Jan 69.5%
Feb 80.9%
Mar 81.9%
Apr 78.4%
May 66.9%
Jun 64.0%
Jul 61.8%
Aug 68.2%
Sep 80.0%
Oct 84.6%
Nov 81.5%
Dec 76.5%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 74.9%
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 69.5% 774
February 80.9% 732
March 81.9% 836
April 78.4% 801
May 66.9% 886
June 64.0% 933
July 61.8% 966
August 68.2% 922
September 80.0% 881
October 84.6% 931
November 81.5% 869
December 76.5% 818
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
American Airlines October (86.0%) July (63.3%)
Frontier Airlines November (75.9%) July (39.7%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 78.3%
Oct 83.2%
Nov 79.7%
Dec 63.0%
Jan 68.8%
Feb 80.2%
Mar 83.5%
Apr 82.6%
May 78.3%
Jun 65.0%
Jul 67.9%
Aug 71.3%
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 78.3% 258
Oct 2025 83.2% 303
Nov 2025 79.7% 290
Dec 2025 63.0% 270
Jan 2026 68.8% 269
Feb 2026 80.2% 253
Mar 2026 83.5% 291
Apr 2026 82.6% 265
May 2026 78.3% 313
Jun 2026 65.0% 331
Jul 2026 67.9% 340
Aug 2026 71.3% 296

Best and worst departure times

<6a 88.7%
6a 83.9%
7a 87.9%
8a 80.8%
9a 66.3%
10a 80.2%
11a 71.5%
12p 74.3%
1p 79.7%
2p 71.6%
3p 66.2%
4p 69.2%
5p 64.3%
6p 75.7%
7p Insufficient sample
8p 59.9%
9p 72.5%
10p Insufficient sample
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at PHL, 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 88.7% 362
Departing 6 am to 7 am 83.9% 199
Departing 7 am to 8 am 87.9% 190
Departing 8 am to 9 am 80.8% 401
Departing 9 am to 10 am 66.3% 83
Departing 10 am to 11 am 80.2% 182
Departing 11 am to noon 71.5% 221
Departing noon to 1 pm 74.3% 276
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 79.7% 79
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 71.6% 67
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 66.2% 337
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 69.2% 234
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 64.3% 328
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 75.7% 222
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm Insufficient sample 1
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 59.9% 202
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm 72.5% 91
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm Insufficient sample 4
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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 Philadelphia, PA (PHL) 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.

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