Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Columbus
346 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–CMH 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)
Cancelled2.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,946 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesbestOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.0%Flights800
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.3%Flights1,146
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather90%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 42 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 → CMH
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 988 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 40 min · 1,341 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,104 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 70 min · 975 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 70 min · 1,608 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 809 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 838 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 891 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 823 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 60 min · 883 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 70 min · 878 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 70 min · 898 flights
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