Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Harrisburg
1,231 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–MDT arrive on time 51% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate51%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay110 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.2%of scheduled flights
based on 308 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time51%Median10 minp90110 minCancel3.2%Flights308
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft63%
- 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 10 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 → MDT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 46% to 61% on time.
- Tuesdays61% on time · p90 80 min · 155 flights · limited
- Wednesdays61% on time · p90 85 min · 156 flights · limited
- Mondays59% on time · p90 120 min · 156 flights · limited
- Saturdays56% on time · p90 120 min · 157 flights · limited
- Fridays56% on time · p90 115 min · 159 flights · limited
- Thursdays54% on time · p90 135 min · 155 flights · limited
- Sundays46% on time · p90 120 min · 158 flights · limited
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