DTW → DFW American Airlines

American Airlines · Detroit, MI to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX · 1,640 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 26 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -9 min, while the worst 10% run +57 min or later.
On-time arrival
77%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+57 min
Cancellation rate
3%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on DTW → DFW (1,640 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 77% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -9 min; the worst 10% ran +57 min or later. 3% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,22177%
16-30 min1087%
31-60 min1016%
61-120 min815%
2+ hrs714%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0715075%+16 min
2025-0813175%+23 min
2025-0912286%-8 min
2025-1013480%+18 min
2025-1112679%+17 min
2025-1213666%+18 min
2026-0111071%+23 min
2026-0211084%-6 min
2026-0314078%+3 min
2026-0414481%-2 min
2026-0514481%+8 min
2026-0613571%+15 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon22977%
Tue20980%
Wed22478%
Thu24077%
Fri22680%
Sat21877%
Sun23672%

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