Historical on-time performance
Santa Ana to Charlotte
2,099 miData through Dec 2025Source: 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 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%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 timep9020 minCancel1.0%Flights307
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline52%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 508 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 93% on time.
- Thursdays93% on time · p90 5 min · 132 flights · limited
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 5 min · 133 flights · limited
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 133 flights · limited
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 135 flights · limited
- Mondays87% on time · p90 15 min · 134 flights · limited
- Fridays86% on time · p90 15 min · 134 flights · limited
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 134 flights · limited
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