Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Columbia
88 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–CAE arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 65 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights65
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline19%
- Weather78%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 80 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 → CAE
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 258 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 398 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 55 min · 442 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 55 min · 392 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 70 min · 958 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 349 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 313 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 65 min · 319 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 366 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 362 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 55 min · 374 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 65 min · 366 flights
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