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Route Reliability

San Diego → Charlotte

SANCLT · 2,077 miles · San Diego International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport

86
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
1,457
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 84% of the time across 1,457 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

SAN–CLT flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 74% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

SAN–CLT flights arrived on time 90% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 81%.

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
  • Mon86%(204 flights)
  • Tue90%(193 flights)
  • Wed85%(190 flights)
  • Thu81%(220 flights)
  • Fri83%(211 flights)
  • Sat81%(193 flights)
  • Sun84%(223 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(351 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(134 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(448 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM92%(501 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 80% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%148
July 202586%151
August 202582%111
September 202588%118
October 202580%131
November 202582%96
December 202586%103
January 202686%88
February 202687%107
March 202675%134
April 202688%123
May 202689%124

Based on 1,457 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.