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Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Raleigh-durham

DFW → RDU

24.4
Average risk (Medium)
69%
On-time
18 min
Average delay
1.1%
Cancellations
1
Airlines

Route overview

The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Raleigh-Durham operates with a moderate on-time performance rate of 70%, with an average delay time of 17.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees nearly 500 flights using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and Boeing 737-800, serving a destination airport that accommodates over 14 million passengers annually.

Your rights on this US flight (DOT)

US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.

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The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Raleigh-durham (RDU) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 668 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.05%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.

Heading to Raleigh-durham: what to expect in this direction

Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) heads east for about 1,705 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 33m.

Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of DFW-RDU flights take off then.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Raleigh-durham it is 2.0 min (atfm).

Across 668 tracked DFW-RDU flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.

Route facts

Time difference
1h ahead
Arrival (dest. local time)
10:33
Elevation RDU
435 ft
Typical aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Boeing 737-800
Est. CO₂/passenger
~171 kg

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
American Airlines (AA) 74% 16 min 3.0%

Airlines operating DFW-RDU

Frequently asked questions about DFW-RDU

On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Raleigh-durham (RDU) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 668 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Raleigh-durham is 1.05% across 668 monitored flights.

The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.

Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Raleigh-durham, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.

US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.