Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Dallas
926 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–DAL arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 349 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.3%Flights349
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CLT → DAL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 375 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 319 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 50 min · 229 flights
- Evenings53% on time · p90 70 min · 205 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 157 flights · limited
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 157 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 156 flights · limited
- Mondays74% on time · p90 35 min · 157 flights · limited
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 156 flights · limited
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 168 flights · limited
- Sundays69% on time · p90 55 min · 177 flights · limited
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