Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Charlotte
1,774 miData through Dec 2025Source: 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)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 2,932 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 minCancel0.5%Flights2,932
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline52%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 3,521 flights
- Overnights88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,941 flights
- Early mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 384 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,848 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 50 min · 838 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 · 1,204 flights
- Mondays87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,222 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,213 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,219 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,217 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,243 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,217 flights
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