Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Raleigh-durham
1,052 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–RDU arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 411 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.2%Flights411
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
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 DAL → RDU
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 248 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 30 min · 556 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 45 min · 353 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 186 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 160 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 25 min · 251 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 30 min · 162 flights · limited
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 158 flights · limited
- Fridays71% on time · p90 40 min · 163 flights · limited
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 35 min · 159 flights · limited
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