Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Cleveland
1,021 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–CLE arrive on time 62% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate62%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,481 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.6%Flights1,481
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline3%
- Weather89%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 38 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 DFW → CLE
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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,329 flights
- Middays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,154 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 65 min · 765 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 80 min · 1,236 flights
- Overnights56% on time · p90 85 min · 744 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 74% on time.
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 699 flights
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 55 min · 693 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 60 min · 777 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 70 min · 782 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 60 min · 779 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 65 min · 711 flights
- Sundays63% on time · p90 75 min · 787 flights
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