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Route Reliability

Richmond → Charlotte

RIC–CLT · 257 miles · Richmond International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
2,530
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 2,530 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

RIC–CLT flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 74% between 6–9 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

RIC–CLT flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 79%.

Ticking up lately.

RIC–CLT flights arrived on time 86% 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(353 flights)
  • Tue87%(333 flights)
  • Wed87%(350 flights)
  • Thu79%(373 flights)
  • Fri82%(358 flights)
  • Sat84%(329 flights)
  • Sun81%(375 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM93%(244 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(420 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(463 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(414 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(468 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(462 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 77% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%230
July 202575%225
August 202585%205
September 202591%197
October 202589%223
November 202585%200
December 202573%204
January 202680%184
February 202685%177
March 202685%209
April 202690%205
May 202683%212

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Based on 2,530 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.