Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Los Angeles
2,125 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–LAX arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 2,328 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.0%Flights2,328
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather88%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 24 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 → LAX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,611 flights
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,987 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,746 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 70 min · 1,392 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 70 min · 1,243 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,066 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 1,097 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 1,167 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,137 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 45 min · 1,168 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,171 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,177 flights
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