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Route Reliability

Charlotte → Salt Lake City

CLTSLC · 1,727 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport

84
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
920
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 Lines83%365 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines80%555 flights

What the data says

The 9 AM–12 PM departure wins.

CLT–SLC flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 73% between 6–9 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CLT–SLC flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Thursdays and just 70% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 83% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 80%.

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
  • Mon82%(131 flights)
  • Tue84%(127 flights)
  • Wed88%(128 flights)
  • Thu88%(133 flights)
  • Fri81%(130 flights)
  • Sat78%(129 flights)
  • Sun70%(129 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM73%(26 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(213 flights)
  • 3–6 PM84%(378 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(290 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 72% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%83
July 202574%91
August 202572%86
September 202582%61
October 202585%88
November 202585%61
December 202578%74
January 202692%61
February 202682%72
March 202691%92
April 202685%66
May 202683%72

Based on 920 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.