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Route Reliability

Charlotte → Atlanta

CLTATL · 226 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
4,527
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines86%2,704 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines77%1,823 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CLT–ATL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 68% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CLT–ATL flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 77%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 77%.

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
  • Mon80%(661 flights)
  • Tue84%(608 flights)
  • Wed88%(618 flights)
  • Thu85%(677 flights)
  • Fri83%(650 flights)
  • Sat81%(546 flights)
  • Sun77%(666 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM96%(321 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(975 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(803 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(843 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(607 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(542 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM75%(335 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 70% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%416
July 202578%407
August 202584%403
September 202589%368
October 202587%397
November 202583%332
December 202578%367
January 202685%334
February 202687%307
March 202682%349
April 202688%358
May 202681%388

Based on 4,527 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.