Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to San Diego
2,077 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–SAN arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,457 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 timep9035 minCancel1.0%Flights1,457
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 15 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 → SAN
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,622 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,073 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 60 min · 957 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 65 min · 957 flights
- Overnights45% on time · p90 110 min · 154 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 623 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 662 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 657 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 717 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 710 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 694 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 703 flights
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