Flight Reliability
AA 494 · American Airlines
Charlotte → Raleigh–Durham (CLT–RDU)
61
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 71%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 17 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.4%
- Cancelled
- 0 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 204 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Thursdays have been rough.
AA 494 arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays and just 54% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the CLT–RDU route.
AA 494 arrived on time 71% of the time, versus 78% across the CLT–RDU route.
A bit behind the American Airlines network.
AA 494 arrived on time 71% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
AA 494 was cancelled 3.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon68%(28 flights)
- Tue77%(30 flights)
- Wed82%(28 flights)
- Thu54%(28 flights)
- Fri70%(27 flights)
- Sat75%(28 flights)
- Sun68%(28 flights)
68%
May
Jun 46% → May 68% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 46% | 26 |
| July 2025 | 57% | 28 |
| August 2025 | 75% | 28 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 80% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 79% | 24 |
| May 2026 | 68% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 64%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 197
- Months covered
- 7
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 204 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.