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Route Reliability

Charlotte → LEX

CLT–LEX · 281 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to LEX Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
1,809
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 79% of the time across 1,809 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CLT–LEX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 69% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CLT–LEX flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 72%.

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
  • Mon77%(260 flights)
  • Tue83%(236 flights)
  • Wed79%(251 flights)
  • Thu80%(259 flights)
  • Fri79%(253 flights)
  • Sat83%(234 flights)
  • Sun72%(256 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(33 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(416 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(339 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(316 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(362 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM75%(283 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 60% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%161
July 202566%151
August 202579%153
September 202581%149
October 202589%152
November 202584%154
December 202575%138
January 202684%142
February 202684%129
March 202679%141
April 202688%124
May 202681%155

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Based on 1,809 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.