Route Reliability
Dallas–Fort Worth → Raleigh–Durham
DFW–RDU · 1,061 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Raleigh–Durham International Airport
- 71%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 14 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.7%
- Cancelled
- 2,280
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Frontier Airlines88%190 flights
- 2.American Airlines69%2,047 flights
Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (43 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
DFW–RDU flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 45% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DFW–RDU flights arrived on time 74% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 66%.
Frontier Airlines has a clear lead on this route.
Frontier Airlines arrived on time 88% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 69%.
Slipping a little lately.
DFW–RDU flights arrived on time 71% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 74% in the three months before that.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon69%(347 flights)
- Tue74%(281 flights)
- Wed71%(272 flights)
- Thu74%(332 flights)
- Fri74%(347 flights)
- Sat69%(286 flights)
- Sun66%(349 flights)
- 3–6 AM—(6 flights)
- 6–9 AM86%(509 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM76%(384 flights)
- 12–3 PM64%(463 flights)
- 3–6 PM68%(331 flights)
- 6–9 PM62%(450 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM45%(71 flights)
Jun 62% → May 71% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 62% | 194 |
| July 2025 | 53% | 196 |
| August 2025 | 67% | 181 |
| September 2025 | 85% | 174 |
| October 2025 | 76% | 214 |
| November 2025 | 77% | 201 |
| December 2025 | 69% | 209 |
| January 2026 | 72% | 156 |
| February 2026 | 82% | 147 |
| March 2026 | 71% | 160 |
| April 2026 | 70% | 186 |
| May 2026 | 71% | 196 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,280 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.