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Route Reliability

CAK → Charlotte

CAK–CLT · 394 miles · CAK Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport

79
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
1,378
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 80% of the time across 1,378 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CAK–CLT flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 68% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

CAK–CLT flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 75%.

Trending in the right direction.

CAK–CLT flights arrived on time 82% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(200 flights)
  • Tue82%(146 flights)
  • Wed85%(198 flights)
  • Thu79%(203 flights)
  • Fri75%(205 flights)
  • Sat81%(194 flights)
  • Sun79%(202 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM75%(16 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(572 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(232 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(200 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(51 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(277 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 71% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%111
July 202580%113
August 202584%116
September 202586%115
October 202585%119
November 202591%98
December 202569%118
January 202673%109
February 202678%97
March 202676%116
April 202684%113
May 202687%123

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Based on 1,378 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.