Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Baltimore
361 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–BWI arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 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
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.8%Flights966
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.8%Flights1,839
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline2%
- Weather88%
- 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 CLT → BWI
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 · 2,067 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 2,018 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,326 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 70 min · 2,008 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 75 min · 1,895 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,227 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,259 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,403 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,169 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,410 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 50 min · 1,401 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 65 min · 1,447 flights
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