Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Charlotte
Flights on MSP–CLT arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,455 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.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.3%Flights1,185
- American AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.3%Flights1,270
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline50%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline18%
- Weather82%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 44 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 MSP → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 2,342 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 2,179 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,134 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 60 min · 444 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 75 min · 1,418 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,012 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 1,047 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 976 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,122 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,117 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,123 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,120 flights
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