Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Charleston
168 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–CHS arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 2,465 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time86%Medianon timep9015 minCancel3.4%Flights118
- PSA AirlinesbestOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.1%Flights479
- American AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.4%Flights1,868
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft56%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline3%
- Weather90%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 40 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 → CHS
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 · 1,665 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,764 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,575 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 70 min · 1,907 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 65 min · 1,141 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,124 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,081 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,067 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,191 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,196 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,190 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,207 flights
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