Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Richmond
257 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–RIC arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 2,366 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights349
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.1%Flights2,017
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather86%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 44 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 → RIC
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,706 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,393 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,720 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 80 min · 1,083 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 85 min · 1,910 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,035 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,086 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,164 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,045 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,154 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,153 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 65 min · 1,179 flights
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