Historical on-time performance
Harrisburg to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,231 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDT–DFW arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.6%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-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel3.6%Flights308
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 11 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 MDT → DFW
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 74% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays85% on time · p90 20 min · 159 flights · limited
- Fridays85% on time · p90 25 min · 157 flights · limited
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 155 flights · limited
- Mondays79% on time · p90 25 min · 156 flights · limited
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 60 min · 158 flights · limited
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 155 flights · limited
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