Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to San Francisco
2,296 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–SFO arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,496 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.5%Flights1,496
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather95%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 22 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 → SFO
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 — 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 25 min · 919 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 50 min · 671 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 60 min · 801 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 75 min · 859 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 75 min · 1,530 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 60% to 70% on time.
- Tuesdays70% on time · p90 50 min · 605 flights
- Wednesdays68% on time · p90 55 min · 655 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 60 min · 665 flights
- Fridays64% on time · p90 60 min · 711 flights
- Thursdays63% on time · p90 60 min · 718 flights
- Mondays63% on time · p90 60 min · 705 flights
- Sundays60% on time · p90 80 min · 721 flights
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