Flight Reliability
AA 545 · American Airlines
Charlotte → Washington (CLT–DCA)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SEA–ORD, MCO–BOS) are included in these numbers.
- 66%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 30 min
- Average arrival delay
- 5.8%
- Cancelled
- 3 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 154 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
AA 545 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 56% between 6–9 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
AA 545 arrived on time 81% of the time on Saturdays and just 55% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit behind the CLT–DCA route.
AA 545 arrived on time 66% of the time, versus 69% across the CLT–DCA route.
Lagging the American Airlines network.
AA 545 arrived on time 66% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon59%(22 flights)
- Tue80%(20 flights)
- Wed65%(20 flights)
- Thu57%(21 flights)
- Fri55%(20 flights)
- Sat81%(21 flights)
- Sun62%(21 flights)
- 6–9 AM—(3 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM89%(26 flights)
- 6–9 PM56%(103 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM85%(13 flights)
Jun 48% → Oct 83% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 48% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 32% | 25 |
| August 2025 | 71% | 28 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 29 |
| October 2025 | 83% | 30 |
- Departures on time
- 68%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 145
- Months covered
- 7
Same route, other flights
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Based on 154 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.