Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to San Francisco
2,296 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–SFO arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,597 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.8%Flights1,597
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft41%
- 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 → SFO
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 — 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 25 min · 937 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 50 min · 606 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 60 min · 895 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 75 min · 880 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 80 min · 1,439 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 60% to 69% on time.
- Wednesdays69% on time · p90 55 min · 654 flights
- Tuesdays68% on time · p90 55 min · 610 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 60 min · 659 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 55 min · 702 flights
- Thursdays63% on time · p90 60 min · 709 flights
- Mondays62% on time · p90 65 min · 706 flights
- Sundays60% on time · p90 80 min · 717 flights
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