Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Charlotte
926 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–CLT arrive on time 59% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate59%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%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-time59%Median5 minp9060 minCancel1.1%Flights349
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
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 4 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 DAL → CLT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 80% on time.
- Middays80% on time · p90 25 min · 268 flights
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 65 min · 691 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 59% to 75% on time.
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays71% on time · p90 55 min · 177 flights · limited
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 170 flights · limited
- Fridays69% on time · p90 45 min · 157 flights · limited
- Mondays68% on time · p90 65 min · 156 flights · limited
- Tuesdays66% on time · p90 45 min · 156 flights · limited
- Thursdays59% on time · p90 60 min · 157 flights · limited
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