Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Dallas-Fort Worth
Flights on CLT–DFW arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,633 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- American AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.4%Flights3,601
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.0%Flights32
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather92%
- Air traffic (NAS)1%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 88 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 → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 60% to 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 25 min · 3,673 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 2,501 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 55 min · 2,032 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 70 min · 1,782 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 75 min · 2,029 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,653 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,635 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,670 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 45 min · 1,744 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,778 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 50 min · 1,782 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,760 flights
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