Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Richmond
1,158 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–RIC arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,017 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.7%Flights1,017
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather93%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 27 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 → RIC
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 · 165 flights · limited
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,066 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 60 min · 788 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 85 min · 1,066 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 73% on time.
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 412 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 50 min · 469 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 75 min · 420 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 60 min · 453 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 60 min · 449 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 75 min · 407 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 75 min · 479 flights
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