Historical on-time performance
Washington to Charlotte
Flights on IAD–CLT arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,904 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time86%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.3%Flights300
- PSA AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel3.7%Flights1,121
- Republic AirwaysOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.5%Flights483
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather78%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 54 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 IAD → 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 71% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 2,500 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,296 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 75 min · 579 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 60 min · 864 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 70 min · 894 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 849 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 794 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 912 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 789 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 914 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 945 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 930 flights
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