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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Charlotte

DFW–CLT · 935 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
3,884
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Frontier Airlines85%222 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines74%3,601 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (61 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DFW–CLT flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 59% between 6–9 PM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 77% on time on Wednesdays against 71% on Mondays.

Frontier Airlines runs this route best.

Frontier Airlines arrived on time 85% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 74%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(574 flights)
  • Tue76%(505 flights)
  • Wed77%(518 flights)
  • Thu76%(547 flights)
  • Fri76%(576 flights)
  • Sat73%(508 flights)
  • Sun74%(550 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM90%(300 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(1004 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(399 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(589 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(773 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(579 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(134 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 67% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%318
July 202563%341
August 202566%318
September 202581%311
October 202578%324
November 202578%305
December 202580%321
January 202675%266
February 202681%283
March 202672%321
April 202679%330
May 202680%340

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,884 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.