Historical on-time performance
Austin to Charlotte
1,033 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AUS–CLT arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,709 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.5%Flights1,709
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline12%
- Weather79%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 42 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 AUS → CLT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 25 min · 2,457 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 974 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,164 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 80 min · 874 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 50 min · 747 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 773 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 694 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 812 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 55 min · 811 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 813 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 65 min · 820 flights
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