Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Richmond
1,158 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–RIC arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,029 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.5%Flights1,029
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft47%
- 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 → RIC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 61% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 35 min · 197 flights · limited
- Middays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,039 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 55 min · 726 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 85 min · 1,037 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 410 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 80 min · 414 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 393 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 55 min · 446 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 50 min · 458 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 60 min · 441 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 80 min · 467 flights
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