Historical on-time performance
Raleigh-durham to Dallas
1,052 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RDU–DAL arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 411 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.0%Flights411
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft51%
- 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 4 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 RDU → DAL
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 147 flights · limited
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 433 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 45 min · 403 flights
- Evenings54% on time · p90 55 min · 264 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 157 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 30 min · 162 flights · limited
- Fridays75% on time · p90 40 min · 165 flights · limited
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 189 flights · limited
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 160 flights · limited
- Tuesdays69% on time · p90 45 min · 160 flights · limited
- Sundays69% on time · p90 35 min · 255 flights
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