Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Albany
Flights on CLT–ALB arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
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-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.6%Flights1,031
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 CLT → ALB
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 63% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 25 min · 865 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 30 min · 404 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 50 min · 1,015 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 75 min · 173 flights · limited
- Overnights63% on time · p90 90 min · 967 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 475 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 476 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 488 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 60 min · 497 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 511 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 65 min · 493 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 487 flights
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