Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Phoenix
1,773 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–PHX arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 2,931 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights2,931
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft39%
- 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 → PHX
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 64% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 20 min · 1,707 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 2,320 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 2,139 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,119 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 70 min · 1,236 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,192 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,211 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,201 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,218 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,220 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,240 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,242 flights
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