Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Columbia
88 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–CAE arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 520 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.7%Flights520
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft58%
- 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 → CAE
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 325 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 25 min · 521 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 45 min · 521 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 40 min · 485 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,122 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 428 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 55 min · 392 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 367 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 446 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 60 min · 446 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 442 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 45 min · 454 flights
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