Route Reliability

Route reliability

Charlotte (CLT) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): which airline is most on time?

On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Charlotte, NC (CLT) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

Charlotte, NCDallas/Fort Worth, TX

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Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

CLT to DFW

Charlotte, NC to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

On time
75.6%vs 75.6% U.S. average About average
Cancelled
2.3%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
60+ min late
7.5%vs 8.1% U.S. average About average
Scheduled flights
3,904in 12 months2 airlines
Most reliable airline
American Airlines76.3% on time · 3,621 flights

On time about as often as the U.S. average, with more cancellations.

Compared with all U.S. flights, September 2025 to August 2026. “About average” means within 1.5 points for on time, 0.3 for cancelled and 1 for 60+ minutes late.

Airlines on this route

Ranked by on-time arrival

Airlines from CLT to DFW, September 2025 to August 2026. Rates are shares of all scheduled flights.
Airline On time Cancelled 60+ min late Avg delay when late Diverted Flights
1. American Airlines Most reliable 76.3% 2.1% 7.4% 69 min 0.4% 3,621
2. Frontier Airlines 67.5% 3.9% 9.5% 82 min 0.4% 283

On time = arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Avg delay when late = average arrival delay of flights 15+ minutes late. "Most reliable" needs at least 300 flights in 12 months. Tap a heading to sort.

What this means

American Airlines has the strongest record on this route.

  • American Airlines had the best on-time record from Charlotte (CLT) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): 76.3% of its 3,621 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 67.5% for Frontier Airlines.
  • 2.3% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 43), about the same as the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 7.5% of flights, about 1 in 13, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 70 min.
  • Overall, 75.6% of flights on this route arrived on time, about the same as the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, November was the most reliable month on this route (81.4% on time) and May the least reliable (61.9%).
  • Cancellations peaked in January, when 6.0% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (88.5% on time); flights scheduled to depart 6 pm to 7 pm were the least (58.0%).
  • In the other direction, Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Charlotte (CLT), 72.4% of flights were on time and 2.3% were cancelled. Compare airlines DFW to CLT.

Best and worst months to fly CLT to DFW

Jan 69.7%
Feb 78.2%
Mar 75.3%
Apr 70.9%
May 61.9%
Jun 69.0%
Jul 62.5%
Aug 69.5%
Sep 79.2%
Oct 81.0%
Nov 81.4%
Dec 77.0%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 75.6%
All airlines combined, by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 (3 years pooled). Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
January 69.7% 996
February 78.2% 931
March 75.3% 1,031
April 70.9% 983
May 61.9% 1,045
June 69.0% 999
July 62.5% 1,028
August 69.5% 1,047
September 79.2% 992
October 81.0% 1,023
November 81.4% 962
December 77.0% 1,016

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 83.0%
Oct 78.5%
Nov 76.6%
Dec 82.3%
Jan 67.8%
Feb 79.0%
Mar 81.9%
Apr 80.8%
May 74.5%
Jun 70.7%
Jul 63.8%
Aug 69.8%
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
All airlines combined, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Sep 2025 83.0% 317
Oct 2025 78.5% 325
Nov 2025 76.6% 312
Dec 2025 82.3% 322
Jan 2026 67.8% 301
Feb 2026 79.0% 291
Mar 2026 81.9% 326
Apr 2026 80.8% 334
May 2026 74.5% 353
Jun 2026 70.7% 328
Jul 2026 63.8% 334
Aug 2026 69.8% 361

Best and worst departure times

<6a 88.5%
6a Insufficient sample
7a 85.0%
8a 81.7%
9a 87.4%
10a 89.0%
11a 75.1%
12p 75.6%
1p 75.9%
2p Insufficient sample
3p 77.2%
4p 70.6%
5p 58.2%
6p 58.0%
7p 64.0%
8p 74.1%
9p 73.6%
10p 69.4%
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at CLT, September 2025 to August 2026. Hours with no scheduled flights are omitted. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing before 6 am 88.5% 364
Departing 6 am to 7 am Insufficient sample 27
Departing 7 am to 8 am 85.0% 339
Departing 8 am to 9 am 81.7% 164
Departing 9 am to 10 am 87.4% 207
Departing 10 am to 11 am 89.0% 82
Departing 11 am to noon 75.1% 309
Departing noon to 1 pm 75.6% 119
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 75.9% 369
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm Insufficient sample 33
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 77.2% 360
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 70.6% 323
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 58.2% 67
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 58.0% 207
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 64.0% 347
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 74.1% 193
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm 73.6% 129
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm 69.4% 265
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Sources & data dates

Source
U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
Period
September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
Data through
August 2026
Processed
2026-11-03
Scope
Nonstop scheduled flights from Charlotte, NC (CLT) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), one direction. Airlines that report to the DOT only.
Method
Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.

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