Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Raleigh-durham
130 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–RDU arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 3,316 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.5%Flights3,316
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft53%
- 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 → RDU
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 2,281 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 2,230 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 55 min · 2,091 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 80 min · 1,455 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 85 min · 2,154 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 · 1,367 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,415 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,513 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,408 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,495 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,502 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,516 flights
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