Historical on-time performance
San Diego to Charlotte
2,077 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAN–CLT arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,584 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.7%Flights1,584
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather17%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft37%
- 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 SAN → CLT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Overnights are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Overnights90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,558 flights
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,386 flights
- Middays68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,691 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 60 min · 110 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 619 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 35 min · 695 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 657 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 30 min · 714 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 664 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 693 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 703 flights
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