Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Charlotte
Flights on DTW–CLT arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,444 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- American AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.9%Flights2,091
- Delta Air LinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.3%Flights1,353
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline49%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline22%
- Weather76%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 58 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 DTW → CLT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 70% to 88% on time.
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 3,245 flights
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 3,000 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 45 min · 1,774 flights
- Overnights80% on time · p90 45 min · 911 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,951 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,517 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 30 min · 1,497 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 1,637 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 1,312 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 35 min · 1,644 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 35 min · 1,641 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,633 flights
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