Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Birmingham
350 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–BHM arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,888 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights62
- American AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.9%Flights219
- PSA AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel3.3%Flights1,531
- Envoy AirOn-time88%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights76
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CLT → BHM
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 1,140 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 35 min · 1,631 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 35 min · 758 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,160 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,586 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 842 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 893 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 933 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 931 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 808 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 45 min · 940 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 933 flights
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