Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Lexington KY
281 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–LEX arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,720 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.2%Flights1,720
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 → LEX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 66% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 15 min · 971 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,050 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,079 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 65 min · 765 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,634 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 787 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 741 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 806 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 814 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 715 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 819 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 60 min · 821 flights
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