Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to New York
Flights on CLT–JFK arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,894 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time85%Medianon timep9050 minCancel3.3%Flights61
- American AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9080 minCancel2.7%Flights1,833
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline2%
- Weather92%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 52 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 → JFK
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,677 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 40 min · 2,341 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 75 min · 1,651 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 95 min · 1,993 flights
- Overnights56% on time · p90 90 min · 987 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 77% on time.
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,236 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,238 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,238 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,240 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,202 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,251 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,248 flights
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