Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to Charlotte
430 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLE–CLT arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,678 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 timep9035 minCancel1.6%Flights1,398
- PSA AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9080 minCancel6.8%Flights280
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather90%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 41 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 CLE → 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 20 min · 2,580 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,106 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 65 min · 826 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 85 min · 1,088 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 789 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 742 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 823 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 873 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 838 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 754 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 60 min · 863 flights
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