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Route Reliability

Charlotte → St. Louis

CLTSTL · 575 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to St. Louis Lambert International Airport

79
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
1,826
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines79%271 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines78%1,555 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CLT–STL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 61% between 6–9 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

CLT–STL flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Wednesdays and just 69% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Not much between Southwest Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 78% to 79% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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
  • Mon69%(263 flights)
  • Tue80%(250 flights)
  • Wed85%(248 flights)
  • Thu76%(266 flights)
  • Fri78%(264 flights)
  • Sat79%(225 flights)
  • Sun77%(276 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(374 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(166 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(358 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(348 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(311 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM75%(235 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 66% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%166
July 202564%168
August 202571%162
September 202586%153
October 202582%160
November 202586%161
December 202576%165
January 202686%139
February 202682%131
March 202675%126
April 202681%122
May 202681%139

Based on 1,826 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.