Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Charlotte
2,296 miData through Dec 2025Source: 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)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,596 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 minCancel0.8%Flights1,596
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 SFO → CLT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 240 flights
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 2,043 flights
- Overnights82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,506 flights
- Middays69% on time · p90 50 min · 954 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 · 618 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 712 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 664 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 643 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 702 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 690 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 45 min · 725 flights
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