DFW → RDUDallas-Fort Worth to Raleigh/Durham

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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 60% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 2 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,705 km, an estimated 2 hours 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and Raleigh/Durham. Updated 22 October 2026 at 21:14 UTC.

Today, DFW → RDU

Thu 22 Oct · local times
AA97915 min late

The DFW board at 15:36 shows departure at 17:45 instead of 17:30, gate A36 (TA).

Still to leave today
AA542 20:31AA
Track AA979 →
AA2693AmericanIn the air, 208 min late

Left DFW at 13:03, 208 min after its 09:35 slot.

Landing
16:47RDU board estimate · sched 13:21
Track AA2693 →
  1. 07:02 AA2683American Left 07:04 Landed 10:35 −14
  2. 09:35 AA2693American Left 13:03 +208 RDU est. 16:47 +206In the air · sched 13:21
  3. 12:15 AA2091American Left 12:11 RDU est. 15:59In the air · sched 16:01
  4. 14:46 AA1888 Left 16:01 +75 ·
  5. 17:30 AA979 Est. 17:45 +15Gate A36 · TA ·
  6. 20:31 AA542 On scheduleGate C38 · TC ·
  7. · F93330Frontier Departed Landed 10:40 −31

Checked DFW board 15:36 · RDU board 15:03

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +2
RDU Raleigh/Durham smooth · +0
1,705 km · ~2h 41m est.
dep bank 07:02–20:3114x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
60% on time

of the last 5 operated DFW → RDU flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −2 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−2 minacross the last 5 operated legs
Flight time~2h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesFrontier Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93330 07:15 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-22AA1888departed+75
10-22AA2091dep −4 → arr−2
10-22AA2683dep +2 → arr−14
10-22AA2693dep +208 → arr+206
10-22F93330arrived−31

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +2 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SE 5 kt Full DFW delay board →
RDURaleigh/Durham +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 5 kt Full RDU delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at RDU: 37% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +6 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas-Fort Worth to Raleigh/Durham route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DFW to RDU flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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DFW to RDU questions

Is DFW–RDU running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DFW–RDU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:02 and evening departures around 17:30 from DFW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the RDU delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DFW to RDU?

Great-circle distance is 1,705 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 150–176 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DFW–RDU fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 49 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.