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Route Reliability

Raleigh–Durham → Dallas–Fort Worth

RDUDFW · 1,061 miles · Raleigh–Durham International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
2,278
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines79%2,047 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines76%188 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.

RDU–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 64% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

RDU–DFW flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 75%.

Not much between American Airlines and Frontier Airlines.

On this route they all land within 76% to 79% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Slipping a little lately.

RDU–DFW flights arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 84% 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(346 flights)
  • Tue84%(279 flights)
  • Wed78%(275 flights)
  • Thu77%(330 flights)
  • Fri82%(344 flights)
  • Sat78%(285 flights)
  • Sun76%(341 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(276 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(476 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(467 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(262 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(427 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(284 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(8 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 69% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%194
July 202567%195
August 202567%181
September 202582%173
October 202580%211
November 202584%197
December 202581%208
January 202684%159
February 202687%142
March 202679%160
April 202682%186
May 202681%194

Based on 2,278 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.