Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Santa Ana
2,099 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–SNA arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 307 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 timep9060 minCancel1.3%Flights307
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather18%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft32%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 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 → SNA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 156 flights · limited
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 156 flights · limited
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 155 flights · limited
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 154 flights · limited
- Fridays71% on time · p90 60 min · 157 flights · limited
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 45 min · 154 flights · limited
- Sundays65% on time · p90 60 min · 156 flights · limited
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