Historical on-time performance
Newark to Charlotte
529 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–CLT arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.9%of scheduled flights
based on 3,707 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time87%Medianon timep9010 minCancel3.7%Flights545
- American AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9055 minCancel4.3%Flights1,836
- United AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.1%Flights939
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9080 minCancel6.7%Flights387
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather77%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 145 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 EWR → CLT
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 4,384 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 2,284 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 75 min · 1,669 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 110 min · 2,745 flights
- Overnights55% on time · p90 100 min · 382 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,611 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,569 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 1,460 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 65 min · 1,707 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,710 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 1,708 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,699 flights
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