Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to San Diego
2,077 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–SAN arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,583 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.6%Flights1,583
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft37%
- 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 → SAN
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,479 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,101 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 60 min · 956 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 70 min · 955 flights
- Overnights50% on time · p90 85 min · 248 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 614 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 657 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 713 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 661 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 702 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 50 min · 700 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 50 min · 695 flights
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