Historical on-time performance
New York to Charlotte
544 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–CLT arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.9%of scheduled flights
based on 4,163 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel3.6%Flights973
- American AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9065 minCancel4.0%Flights2,826
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9075 minCancel5.0%Flights303
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time57%Median5 minp9095 minCancel0.0%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather6%
- 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
- Airline16%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 162 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 LGA → 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 · 5,461 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 4,824 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,740 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 95 min · 408 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 85 min · 3,226 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 2,343 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,688 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 2,358 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 2,343 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 55 min · 2,357 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 2,355 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 60 min · 2,215 flights
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