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Route Reliability

San Francisco → Charlotte

SFO–CLT · 2,296 miles · San Francisco International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
1,495
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 86% of the time across 1,495 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SFO–CLT flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 97% of the time, versus 78% between 12–3 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

SFO–CLT flights arrived on time 93% of the time on Saturdays. On Mondays: 81%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(219 flights)
  • Tue88%(180 flights)
  • Wed92%(193 flights)
  • Thu83%(233 flights)
  • Fri85%(214 flights)
  • Sat93%(196 flights)
  • Sun83%(236 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM94%(126 flights)
  • 3–6 AM97%(115 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(385 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(214 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(290 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM85%(341 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 77% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%135
July 202581%138
August 202589%130
September 202584%134
October 202592%148
November 202585%103
December 202588%110
January 202686%84
February 202692%96
March 202690%117
April 202686%133
May 202685%143

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Based on 1,495 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.