Historical on-time performance
Portland to Charlotte
812 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PWM–CLT arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 609 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesbestOn-time88%Medianon timep9010 minCancel2.0%Flights153
- American AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.4%Flights456
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PWM → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 956 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 40 min · 469 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 65 min · 480 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 125 min · 125 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 274 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 293 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 273 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 287 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 292 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 329 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 75 min · 286 flights
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