Delta Air Lines JFK to DFW on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from New York to Dallas/Fort Worth · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
72%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
5.7%
23 flights
Avg arrival delay
28 min
98 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 3
route average 76% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on JFK to DFW arrived on time 72% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 5.7% were cancelled, and 14% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 76% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (40%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)40%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion30%
- Late-arriving aircraft30%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on JFK to DFW
- American Airlines77% on time · 21 min avg delay
- Frontier Airlines81% on time · 15 min avg delay
Full JFK to DFW comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
404 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 23 cancelled, 2 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.