Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Charlotte
1,774 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–CLT arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 2,888 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.2%Flights2,888
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline50%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 35 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 PHX → 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 75% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 3,521 flights
- Overnights88% on time · p90 15 min · 2,025 flights
- Early mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 387 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,851 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 974 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,225 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,237 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,249 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,257 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,256 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,279 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,258 flights
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