Historical on-time performance
Baltimore to Charlotte
361 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BWI–CLT arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 2,805 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.0%Flights1,838
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.6%Flights967
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather82%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 51 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 BWI → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 3,829 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,611 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,124 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 80 min · 1,728 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 90 min · 1,019 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 1,228 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,259 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,398 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,171 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,410 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,400 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,445 flights
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