Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Harrisburg (MDT): On-Time Performance
Data through July 2026
When you fly DFW to MDT matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 74% on-time in October 2024 to just 17% in July 2025. Across the full period the route averages 54% on-time against a national 78%.
- On-time
- 54%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 45 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 2.5%
- Flights/day
- 1.0
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 3h 0m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 1,231 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from DFW to MDT
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 57% | 50 min |
| Tuesdaybest | 62% | 32 min |
| Wednesday | 60% | 39 min |
| Thursday | 51% | 58 min |
| Friday | 56% | 40 min |
| Saturday | 44% | 55 min |
| Sunday | 49% | 44 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft57%
- Airline operations33%
- National airspace system5%
- Weather5%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from DFW to MDT delayed?
- 46% of DFW–MDT flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-07 and 2026-07. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 45 minutes.
- How long is the flight from DFW to MDT?
- The scheduled DFW–MDT flight time averages 3h 0m over 1,231 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 46% of the time.
- How often are DFW to MDT flights cancelled?
- 2.5% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-07 and 2026-07, slightly above the national rate of 1.6%.
- What is the worst month to fly from DFW to MDT?
- July 2025 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 17% of arrivals on time. The best was October 2024 at 74%. If your dates are flexible, that 57-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 761 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.