Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Dallas
926 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–DAL arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%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-time77%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.4%Flights349
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 CLT → DAL
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 386 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 35 min · 292 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 55 min · 212 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 65 min · 239 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 156 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 156 flights · limited
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 40 min · 157 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 45 min · 157 flights · limited
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 170 flights · limited
- Mondays71% on time · p90 35 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays69% on time · p90 55 min · 177 flights · limited
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