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Route Reliability

Charlotte → Richmond

CLT–RIC · 257 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Richmond International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
2,528
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 76% of the time across 2,528 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CLT–RIC flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 64% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CLT–RIC flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 70%.

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
  • Mon74%(355 flights)
  • Tue80%(336 flights)
  • Wed81%(347 flights)
  • Thu74%(376 flights)
  • Fri76%(358 flights)
  • Sat76%(327 flights)
  • Sun70%(372 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(362 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(355 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(432 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(443 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(522 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM68%(357 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 65% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%229
July 202560%225
August 202573%205
September 202585%196
October 202584%224
November 202583%200
December 202576%205
January 202680%183
February 202678%180
March 202675%207
April 202681%205
May 202676%212

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Based on 2,528 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.