Flights Raleigh-durham → Dallas-Fort Worth
RDU → DFW
How long is the flight from Raleigh-durham to Dallas-Fort Worth?
The flight from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 2h 30m 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 Raleigh-Durham to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a moderate on-time performance, achieving punctuality in 75% of its total 497 flights. The average delay for these flights is approximately 19.5 minutes, and the destination airport serves over 87 million passengers annually, indicating high traffic volume.
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 Raleigh-durham (RDU) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1330 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.03%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads west for about 1,705 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 30m.
Departures from Raleigh-durham on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of RDU-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,330 tracked RDU-DFW flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 2.0% 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 RDU-DFW
The flight from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 2h 30m 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 Raleigh-durham (RDU) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 1330 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Raleigh-durham-Dallas-Fort Worth is 2.03% across 1330 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.
