Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Atlanta
Flights on CLT–ATL arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 4,131 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.5%Flights2,641
- PSA AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.6%Flights1,301
- American AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9040 minCancel4.7%Flights127
- Envoy AirOn-time71%Medianon timep9050 minCancel8.1%Flights62
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline26%
- Weather69%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 85 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 → ATL
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 66% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 5,122 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 2,486 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 45 min · 3,102 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 65 min · 2,343 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,844 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 30 min · 2,092 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 2,021 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 2,229 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,926 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 2,218 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 45 min · 2,212 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 2,203 flights
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