Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Memphis
512 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–MEM arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,734 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-time72%Medianon timep9045 minCancel4.7%Flights300
- American AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.3%Flights1,434
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 → MEM
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 · 1,422 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 35 min · 1,011 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 70 min · 515 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 75 min · 1,437 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 80 min · 1,314 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 754 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 799 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 847 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 55 min · 831 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 70 min · 861 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 841 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 771 flights
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