Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Cleveland
1,021 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–CLE arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate66%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,510 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.6%Flights1,510
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 DFW → CLE
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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,325 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,123 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 65 min · 753 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 80 min · 1,200 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 85 min · 816 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 708 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 704 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 55 min · 708 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 771 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 65 min · 778 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 65 min · 768 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 65 min · 780 flights
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