DEN → DFW American Airlines

American Airlines · Denver, CO to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX · 2,979 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 25 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 90% on-time departing 3–6am vs. 40% departing 6–9pm.
On-time arrival
74%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+71 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How on-time is American Airlines from DEN to DFW?

Across every American Airlines flight number on DEN → DFW (2,979 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 74% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -6 min; the worst 10% ran +71 min or later. 3% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2,12174%
16-30 min2037%
31-60 min2067%
61-120 min1666%
2+ hrs1696%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0726661%+39 min
2025-0824565%+39 min
2025-0921283%+4 min
2025-1024680%+16 min
2025-1121382%+6 min
2025-1225470%+11 min
2026-0121177%+20 min
2026-0221481%+3 min
2026-0325378%+8 min
2026-0425682%+12 min
2026-0526075%+19 min
2026-0623559%+36 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon42573%
Tue39277%
Wed39074%
Thu42677%
Fri41375%
Sat39674%
Sun42369%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…