Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Charlotte
2,296 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–CLT arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,495 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.4%Flights1,495
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline50%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather95%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 21 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 SFO → CLT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Early mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 93% on time.
- Early mornings93% on time · p90 10 min · 336 flights
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 2,179 flights
- Overnights81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,302 flights
- Middays70% on time · p90 50 min · 960 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 613 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 671 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 643 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 721 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 703 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 30 min · 699 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 45 min · 727 flights
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