Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Raleigh-durham
DFW → RDU
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Raleigh-durham?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) takes 2h 25m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
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 1305 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.84%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 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 25m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of DFW-RDU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Raleigh-durham it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,305 tracked DFW-RDU flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-RDU
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) takes 2h 25m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Raleigh-durham (RDU) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 1305 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Raleigh-durham is 1.84% across 1305 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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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.
