Historical on-time performance
San Diego to Charlotte
2,077 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAN–CLT arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,457 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.2%Flights1,457
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline12%
- Weather71%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 17 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 SAN → CLT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 1,585 flights
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,244 flights
- Middays69% on time · p90 55 min · 1,890 flights
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 · 628 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 689 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 701 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 660 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 662 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 30 min · 717 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 711 flights
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