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Route Reliability

Raleigh–Durham → Charlotte

RDUCLT · 130 miles · Raleigh–Durham International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
3,091
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 83% of the time across 3,091 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

RDU–CLT flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 97% of the time, versus 69% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

RDU–CLT flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 80%.

Trending in the right direction.

RDU–CLT flights arrived on time 88% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(445 flights)
  • Tue88%(403 flights)
  • Wed85%(427 flights)
  • Thu80%(452 flights)
  • Fri80%(445 flights)
  • Sat84%(404 flights)
  • Sun81%(457 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM97%(215 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(584 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(511 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(628 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(532 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(563 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 73% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%277
July 202572%285
August 202584%261
September 202587%245
October 202585%260
November 202587%241
December 202577%260
January 202677%197
February 202686%212
March 202686%269
April 202691%259
May 202686%267

Based on 3,091 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.