Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Wilmington
185 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–ILM arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 2,124 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.
- PSA AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel3.5%Flights396
- Envoy AirOn-time80%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.7%Flights141
- American AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.2%Flights1,587
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft51%
- 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 → ILM
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,596 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,430 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,372 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 75 min · 1,806 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,117 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 979 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,032 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,085 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,079 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 977 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,081 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,092 flights
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