Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Charlotte
Flights on DFW–CLT arrive on time 72% 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.
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.0%Flights32
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.5%Flights3,601
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft46%
- 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 89 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 → CLT
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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 4,015 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 50 min · 2,660 flights
- Afternoons61% on time · p90 80 min · 2,300 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 90 min · 1,960 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 90 min · 1,085 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 74% on time.
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 1,655 flights
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,635 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,736 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,775 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,680 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,755 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,784 flights
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