Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Richmond
256 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–RIC arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 2,549 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesbestOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.8%Flights492
- American AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.4%Flights2,057
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 → RIC
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 · 1,772 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,307 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,687 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 80 min · 1,031 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 85 min · 1,930 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,034 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,088 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,145 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,018 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,146 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,136 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 70 min · 1,164 flights
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