Historical on-time performance
St. Louis to Charlotte
Flights on STL–CLT arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,606 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- American AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.3%Flights1,484
- PSA AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel12.5%Flights32
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights90
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 23 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 STL → CLT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,858 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 50 min · 805 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,444 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 70 min · 706 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 40 min · 809 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 791 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 763 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 868 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 870 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 867 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 40 min · 882 flights
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