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Route Reliability

Charlotte → New York

CLT–JFK · 542 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
4.1%
Cancelled
3,360
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 Lines79%1,527 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines69%1,833 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CLT–JFK flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 61% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CLT–JFK flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 65%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 69%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Best historical flights

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

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(452 flights)
  • Tue78%(461 flights)
  • Wed79%(464 flights)
  • Thu71%(459 flights)
  • Fri75%(472 flights)
  • Sat76%(447 flights)
  • Sun65%(459 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(692 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(621 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(560 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(491 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(847 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 60% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%278
July 202564%280
August 202574%281
September 202583%298
October 202575%306
November 202578%262
December 202567%248
January 202682%232
February 202675%225
March 202671%266
April 202675%268
May 202679%270

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,360 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.