Historical on-time performance
Albany to Charlotte
646 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ALB–CLT arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,031 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.6%Flights1,031
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline55%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft33%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather88%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 17 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ALB → CLT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 65% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,102 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 30 min · 212 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,057 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 105 min · 1,054 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 476 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 471 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 489 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 492 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 55 min · 496 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 60 min · 494 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 510 flights
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