Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Charlotte
Flights on ORD–CLT arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,870 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.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.6%Flights304
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.4%Flights2,939
- United AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.8%Flights592
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time57%Median5 minp9090 minCancel5.7%Flights35
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather84%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 86 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 ORD → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 5,032 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 50 min · 2,881 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 70 min · 2,235 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 70 min · 2,545 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 75 min · 590 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,857 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,825 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,806 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,947 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,962 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,939 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,951 flights
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