Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Raleigh-durham
130 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–RDU arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 3,080 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 timep9045 minCancel1.9%Flights3,080
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather88%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 57 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 → RDU
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,194 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 2,279 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 55 min · 2,031 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 80 min · 1,500 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 85 min · 2,131 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,338 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,398 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,495 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,408 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,496 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,499 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,506 flights
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