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Route Reliability

Charlotte → Minneapolis

CLTMSP · 930 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
2,475
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 Lines85%1,204 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines81%1,271 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CLT–MSP flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 70% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CLT–MSP flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 79%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 85% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 81%.

Ticking up lately.

CLT–MSP flights arrived on time 86% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 82% 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
  • Mon83%(365 flights)
  • Tue87%(324 flights)
  • Wed85%(342 flights)
  • Thu80%(373 flights)
  • Fri84%(364 flights)
  • Sat83%(296 flights)
  • Sun79%(361 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(646 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(575 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(298 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(355 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(339 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM70%(212 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 74% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%214
July 202574%218
August 202580%211
September 202588%204
October 202587%222
November 202587%187
December 202576%197
January 202687%180
February 202685%175
March 202682%199
April 202692%197
May 202685%221

Based on 2,475 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.