Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Charleston
168 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–CHS arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 2,671 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.
- Envoy AirOn-time86%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights88
- PSA AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9045 minCancel3.2%Flights697
- American AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.2%Flights1,886
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft54%
- 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 → CHS
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,812 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,637 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,580 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,120 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 75 min · 1,879 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,076 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,125 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,066 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,191 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,187 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,182 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,205 flights
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