Route Reliability
Washington → Charlotte
DCA–CLT · 331 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- 78%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 14 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.2%
- Cancelled
- 2,693
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 2,693 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
DCA–CLT flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 64% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DCA–CLT flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 74%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 3.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Ticking up lately.
DCA–CLT flights arrived on time 83% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 79% 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
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon79%(373 flights)
- Tue84%(364 flights)
- Wed77%(368 flights)
- Thu75%(370 flights)
- Fri74%(382 flights)
- Sat84%(370 flights)
- Sun74%(378 flights)
- 3–6 AM91%(327 flights)
- 6–9 AM86%(693 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM79%(349 flights)
- 12–3 PM76%(388 flights)
- 3–6 PM70%(501 flights)
- 6–9 PM64%(342 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM—(5 flights)
Jun 67% → May 82% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 67% | 245 |
| July 2025 | 69% | 222 |
| August 2025 | 76% | 241 |
| September 2025 | 80% | 233 |
| October 2025 | 84% | 246 |
| November 2025 | 79% | 205 |
| December 2025 | 77% | 207 |
| January 2026 | 83% | 190 |
| February 2026 | 77% | 183 |
| March 2026 | 79% | 207 |
| April 2026 | 87% | 205 |
| May 2026 | 82% | 221 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 2,693 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.