Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,021 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLE–DFW arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,482 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.6%Flights1,482
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather87%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 38 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CLE → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 25 min · 2,165 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,233 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 65 min · 557 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 85 min · 1,254 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 702 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 693 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 773 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 779 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 786 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 55 min · 782 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 713 flights
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