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Route Reliability

Charlotte → Santa Ana

CLT–SNA · 2,099 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to John Wayne Airport

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
364
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 71% of the time across 364 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

CLT–SNA flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 66% between 6–9 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

CLT–SNA flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Saturdays. On Mondays: 67%.

Ticking up lately.

CLT–SNA flights arrived on time 79% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 75% 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

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(51 flights)
  • Tue74%(50 flights)
  • Wed69%(51 flights)
  • Thu74%(49 flights)
  • Fri71%(52 flights)
  • Sat77%(51 flights)
  • Sun68%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM84%(106 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(248 flights)
On-time trend by month
70%
May

Jun 50% → May 70% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%30
July 202543%30
August 202561%31
September 202587%30
October 202571%31
November 202582%28
December 202568%31
January 202678%27
February 202681%26
March 202687%30
April 202680%30
May 202670%30

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 364 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.