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Route Reliability

Charlotte → San Diego

CLT–SAN · 2,077 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to San Diego International Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
1,457
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 1,457 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CLT–SAN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 68% between 6–9 PM.

Wednesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 82% on time on Wednesdays against 76% on Thursdays.

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
  • Mon79%(203 flights)
  • Tue81%(195 flights)
  • Wed82%(189 flights)
  • Thu76%(219 flights)
  • Fri77%(210 flights)
  • Sat81%(193 flights)
  • Sun79%(225 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(360 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(347 flights)
  • 12–3 PM88%(86 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(356 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(285 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 75% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%148
July 202571%151
August 202578%111
September 202583%118
October 202580%131
November 202586%95
December 202581%103
January 202677%87
February 202680%107
March 202686%137
April 202675%122
May 202680%124

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Based on 1,457 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.