Route Reliability

Route reliability

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

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

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

Dallas/Fort Worth, TXCharlotte, NC

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Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

DFW to CLT

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Charlotte, NC

On time
72.4%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
Cancelled
2.3%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
60+ min late
8.0%vs 8.1% U.S. average About average
Scheduled flights
3,904in 12 months2 airlines
Most reliable airline
Frontier Airlines74.3% on time · 284 flights

On time less often than 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 DFW to CLT, 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. Frontier Airlines Most reliable 74.3% 3.5% 7.7% 73 min 0.0% 284
2. American Airlines 72.2% 2.2% 8.0% 65 min 0.3% 3,620

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

Frontier Airlines has the strongest record on this route.

  • Frontier Airlines had the best on-time record from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Charlotte (CLT): 74.3% of its 284 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 72.2% for American 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%.
  • 8.0% of flights, about 1 in 13, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 65 min.
  • Overall, 72.4% of flights on this route arrived on time, 3.2 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, November was the most reliable month on this route (82.1% on time) and July the least reliable (60.3%).
  • Cancellations peaked in January, when 6.3% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (90.8% on time); flights scheduled to depart 9 pm to 10 pm were the least (49.5%).
  • In the other direction, Charlotte (CLT) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), 75.6% of flights were on time and 2.3% were cancelled. Compare airlines CLT to DFW.

Best and worst months to fly DFW to CLT

Jan 71.0%
Feb 81.8%
Mar 70.3%
Apr 67.1%
May 64.1%
Jun 61.4%
Jul 60.3%
Aug 67.7%
Sep 76.7%
Oct 78.1%
Nov 82.1%
Dec 77.0%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 72.4%
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 71.0% 998
February 81.8% 929
March 70.3% 1,029
April 67.1% 982
May 64.1% 1,043
June 61.4% 1,002
July 60.3% 1,029
August 67.7% 1,048
September 76.7% 993
October 78.1% 1,024
November 82.1% 961
December 77.0% 1,015

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 78.6%
Oct 76.1%
Nov 76.5%
Dec 78.6%
Jan 65.8%
Feb 78.2%
Mar 70.3%
Apr 77.8%
May 76.5%
Jun 58.7%
Jul 61.7%
Aug 70.4%
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 78.6% 318
Oct 2025 76.1% 326
Nov 2025 76.5% 310
Dec 2025 78.6% 322
Jan 2026 65.8% 301
Feb 2026 78.2% 289
Mar 2026 70.3% 327
Apr 2026 77.8% 334
May 2026 76.5% 353
Jun 2026 58.7% 329
Jul 2026 61.7% 334
Aug 2026 70.4% 361

Best and worst departure times

<6a 90.8%
6a 81.6%
7a 82.3%
8a 85.1%
9a 69.6%
10a 80.2%
11a 62.5%
12p 77.5%
1p Insufficient sample
2p 66.3%
3p 58.2%
4p 70.0%
5p 70.8%
6p 60.7%
7p 58.5%
8p 60.3%
9p 49.5%
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at DFW, 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 90.8% 282
Departing 6 am to 7 am 81.6% 267
Departing 7 am to 8 am 82.3% 412
Departing 8 am to 9 am 85.1% 376
Departing 9 am to 10 am 69.6% 112
Departing 10 am to 11 am 80.2% 278
Departing 11 am to noon 62.5% 80
Departing noon to 1 pm 77.5% 307
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm Insufficient sample 32
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 66.3% 208
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 58.2% 390
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 70.0% 100
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 70.8% 288
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 60.7% 178
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 58.5% 224
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 60.3% 184
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm 49.5% 186
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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 Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Charlotte, NC (CLT), 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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