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Route Reliability

Seattle → Charlotte

SEA–CLT · 2,279 miles · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport

89
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
1,298
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 89% of the time across 1,298 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 3–6 AM departure wins.

SEA–CLT flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 98% of the time, versus 73% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Skip Saturday if you can.

SEA–CLT flights arrived on time 92% of the time on Wednesdays. On Saturdays: 85%.

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
  • Mon89%(184 flights)
  • Tue88%(178 flights)
  • Wed92%(180 flights)
  • Thu90%(184 flights)
  • Fri90%(186 flights)
  • Sat85%(177 flights)
  • Sun87%(185 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM98%(104 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(387 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM73%(11 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(339 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(1 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM90%(432 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 79% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%140
July 202588%153
August 202587%126
September 202585%119
October 202594%109
November 202594%82
December 202591%88
January 202692%83
February 202694%82
March 202697%90
April 202689%90
May 202684%112

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Based on 1,298 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.