Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Chicago
599 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–ORD 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)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 3,841 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9050 minCancel4.0%Flights274
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9025 minCancel8.3%Flights36
- United AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.9%Flights591
- American AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.8%Flights2,940
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather84%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 107 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 → ORD
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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 3,363 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 3,420 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 70 min · 2,228 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 75 min · 1,908 flights
- Evenings55% on time · p90 95 min · 2,368 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 · 1,829 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,803 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,861 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,947 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,936 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,956 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 75 min · 1,960 flights
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