The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Raleigh Durham is 2 hours, 36 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX 1 minute late.
16 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 13 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives RDU Raleigh Durham, NC 1 minute late.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Frontier
76%
American
71%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Raleigh Durham is 2 hours, 36 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 13 minutes.

The flight distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Raleigh Durham is 1061 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Raleigh Durham to Dallas Fort Worth
3 hours, 6 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
2h 35m
Frontier
2h 45m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

42

Distance

1061 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
39
Frontier
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Dallas Fort Worth from Raleigh Durham by plane?

The distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Raleigh Durham by plane is 1061 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Dallas Fort Worth to Raleigh Durham?

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Raleigh Durham is 2 hours, 36 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 13 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 2 hours, 35 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 45 minutes.

What airlines fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Raleigh Durham?

Frontier and American are the airlines with direct flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Raleigh Durham.

Does Southwest fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Raleigh Durham?

Southwest does not fly from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) to Raleigh Durham (RDU). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Dallas Fort Worth 1 minute late
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 133 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Raleigh Durham 1 minute late

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Dallas Fort Worth to Raleigh Durham, Frontier is 76% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 76% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Frontier 76% 23% 1%
American 71% 28% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Dallas Fort Worth and Raleigh Durham, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
American 16 133 5 155
Frontier 20 135 7 165

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
7am 0.89
3pm 0.27
11am 0.73
12pm 0.04
6pm 0.69
4pm 0.62
5am 0.05
10am 0.22
9am 0.05
8pm 0.84
6am 0.05
8am 0.08
2pm 0.78
1pm 0.29
7pm 0.14
5pm 0.21

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Raleigh Durham that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 169
February 164
March 184
April 191
May 200
June 190
July 195
August 189
September 175
October 183
November 187
December 177

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Raleigh Durham that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 6.4
Tuesday 5.75
Wednesday 6.25
Thursday 6
Friday 6.38
Saturday 5.75
Sunday 5.85

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
American 1
Frontier 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
7am 19 134 4 157
3pm 17 136 6 160
11am 15 133 4 153
12pm 17 127 7 158
6pm 16 132 5 155
4pm 16 130 6 155
5am 19 132 8 160
10am 17 134 4 156
9am 14 135 7 155
8pm 16 130 5 153
6am 19 138 7 163
8am 24 135 6 164
2pm 15 133 5 155
1pm 15 138 5 160
7pm 18 128 5 153
5pm 14 136 5 157
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.