Historical on-time performance
Santa Ana to Charlotte
2,099 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SNA–CLT arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 307 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.3%Flights307
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline57%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft19%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 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 SNA → 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 — 91% on time.
- Overnights91% on time · p90 5 min · 427 flights
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 659 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 94% on time.
- Thursdays94% on time · p90 5 min · 154 flights · limited
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 10 min · 154 flights · limited
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 156 flights · limited
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 155 flights · limited
- Mondays87% on time · p90 15 min · 155 flights · limited
- Fridays85% on time · p90 15 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 30 min · 156 flights · limited
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