Historical on-time performance
Raleigh-durham to Dallas
1,052 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RDU–DAL arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 412 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.0%Flights412
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft58%
- 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 RDU → DAL
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 55% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 124 flights · limited
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 481 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 45 min · 381 flights
- Evenings55% on time · p90 60 min · 257 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 79% on time.
- Mondays79% on time · p90 30 min · 162 flights · limited
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 158 flights · limited
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 187 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 163 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 159 flights · limited
- Sundays71% on time · p90 35 min · 254 flights
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 45 min · 161 flights · limited
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