Historical on-time performance
Portland to Charlotte
2,282 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PDX–CLT arrive on time 88% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate88%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 410 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time88%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.2%Flights410
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline59%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 PDX → 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 81% to 85% on time.
- Overnights85% on time · p90 25 min · 959 flights
- Mornings81% on time · p90 25 min · 159 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 87% on time.
- Fridays87% on time · p90 15 min · 172 flights · limited
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 162 flights · limited
- Mondays85% on time · p90 15 min · 168 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 167 flights · limited
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 167 flights · limited
- Sundays83% on time · p90 30 min · 172 flights · limited
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 164 flights · limited
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