Historical on-time performance
Birmingham to Charlotte
351 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BHM–CLT arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,582 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time88%Medianon timep9010 minCancel3.1%Flights224
- Envoy AirOn-time86%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights132
- PSA AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.0%Flights1,164
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.6%Flights62
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft60%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline13%
- Weather77%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 31 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 BHM → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,338 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,410 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,236 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 75 min · 1,158 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 817 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 868 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 922 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 919 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 55 min · 790 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 913 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 918 flights
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