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Route Reliability

Charlotte → Raleigh–Durham

CLT–RDU · 130 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Raleigh–Durham International Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
3,091
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 3,091 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CLT–RDU flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 68% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

CLT–RDU flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 73%.

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
  • Mon76%(444 flights)
  • Tue82%(405 flights)
  • Wed86%(424 flights)
  • Thu77%(456 flights)
  • Fri73%(445 flights)
  • Sat79%(403 flights)
  • Sun73%(455 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(375 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(582 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(681 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(482 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(551 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM72%(361 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 70% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%276
July 202563%285
August 202575%261
September 202584%245
October 202582%260
November 202586%241
December 202575%260
January 202683%196
February 202678%213
March 202676%269
April 202684%260
May 202682%266

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Based on 3,091 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.