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Airport · 12 months to July 2026

Charlotte Douglas International: delays and on-time record

Charlotte, North Carolina

74.1%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report. Data through July 2026; this is a monthly history, not live airport status.

Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) in Charlotte, North Carolina had 181,506 scheduled domestic departures by reporting carriers in the 12 months to July 2026, about 497 a day, on 141 routes.

74.1% of those flights left the gate less than 15 minutes late, 2.0 points below the national departure figure of 76.1%. Flights arriving at CLT were on time 80.0% of the time, 4.0 points above the national arrival figure of 76.0%.

2.0% of scheduled departures were cancelled (national: 1.8%), and the average departure delay, counting early and on-time departures as zero, was 18.4 min.

American Airlines is the largest reporting carrier at CLT with 63% of departures. Among carriers with at least 1,815 departures, Delta Air Lines had the highest on-time arrival share for its CLT departures (84.9%) and Frontier Airlines the lowest (66.7%).

On-time departures are down 0.5 points on the previous 12 months (74.6%).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category for flights leaving CLT, late-arriving aircraft 47%, air carrier 31% and national aviation system 15%.

74.1%departures on timenational 76.1%
80.0%arrivals on timenational 76.0%
2.0%departures cancellednational 1.8%
497scheduled departures a day181,506 in 12 months
What happened to every scheduled departure from CLT, judged by arrival at the destination, August 2025 to July 2026.

As origin and as destination, against the nation

MeasureDepartures from CLTArrivals at CLTAll reported flightsCLT departures, previous 12 months
Departed on time (less than 15 min late)74.1%78.4%76.1%74.6%
Arrived on time74.8%80.0%76.0%73.5%
Cancelled2.0%2.1%1.8%1.9%
Diverted0.3%0.1%0.3%0.2%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)18.4 min18.8 min17.4 min17.9 min
Arrival delay minutes per 100 flights1,7181,7281,6841,777
Scheduled flights181,506181,5057,043,858211,319

12 months to July 2026. The first column follows flights that left CLT; the second follows flights that landed there. Year on year, on-time departures moved −0.5 pts.

Airlines at CLT

Reporting carrierFlightsShareOn timeAvg arrival delayCancelled
AA American Airlines113,87363%74.2%9.3 min1.7%
OH PSA Airlines39,12222%74.5%8.0 min2.4%
MQ Envoy Air5,8193%82.1%1.9 min1.7%
DL Delta Air Lines5,4813%84.9%-0.3 min1.4%
YX Republic Airline3,9372%78.9%3.5 min3.9%
WN Southwest Airlines3,2422%75.3%7.9 min1.7%
F9 Frontier Airlines3,2132%66.7%18.4 min3.7%
NK Spirit Airlines2,4421%72.2%8.4 min4.6%
UA United Airlines2,4001%78.7%7.2 min1.8%
OO SkyWest Airlines1,9101%71.9%29.2 min3.0%
B6 JetBlue Airways670%68.7%9.4 min6.0%

Departures from CLT by reporting carrier, ordered by flights; on time means the flight reached its destination less than 15 minutes late. Green is at or above the airport's overall share of 74.8%. Carriers fly different routes at different hours, so the rows are not a like-for-like test.

Busiest routes from CLT

RouteCitiesFlightsOn timeAvg arrival delayCancelled
CLT–MCOCharlotte to Orlando4,73969.8%15.3 min2.0%
CLT–ORDCharlotte to Chicago4,38670.7%13.2 min3.0%
CLT–ATLCharlotte to Atlanta4,38280.6%3.2 min1.8%
CLT–LGACharlotte to New York4,25369.1%15.1 min4.1%
CLT–BOSCharlotte to Boston4,01774.7%7.1 min2.4%
CLT–DFWCharlotte to Dallas/Fort Worth3,86875.5%6.9 min2.4%
CLT–MIACharlotte to Miami3,71875.0%10.5 min1.8%
CLT–EWRCharlotte to Newark3,71172.1%10.7 min4.1%
CLT–PHLCharlotte to Philadelphia3,52075.5%8.9 min2.7%
CLT–DTWCharlotte to Detroit3,50980.6%4.0 min1.7%
CLT–BNACharlotte to Nashville3,48874.3%10.8 min1.6%
CLT–TPACharlotte to Tampa3,10675.0%8.0 min1.6%
CLT–RDUCharlotte to Raleigh/Durham3,04576.4%8.6 min1.6%
CLT–FLLCharlotte to Fort Lauderdale3,02073.4%7.5 min2.7%
CLT–BWICharlotte to Baltimore2,95876.0%9.3 min1.7%
CLT–PHXCharlotte to Phoenix2,88379.0%3.1 min1.0%
CLT–DENCharlotte to Denver2,79076.3%4.7 min1.3%
CLT–DCACharlotte to Washington2,67965.8%17.0 min2.4%
CLT–CHSCharlotte to Charleston2,50074.6%10.8 min1.7%
CLT–ORFCharlotte to Norfolk2,47073.8%10.7 min1.5%
CLT–RICCharlotte to Richmond2,46974.7%9.1 min1.8%
CLT–MSPCharlotte to Minneapolis2,44880.9%4.7 min1.5%
CLT–IAHCharlotte to Houston2,32776.7%6.0 min1.8%
CLT–LAXCharlotte to Los Angeles2,27078.3%1.8 min1.0%
CLT–MYRCharlotte to Myrtle Beach2,25775.6%9.1 min1.9%
CLT–LASCharlotte to Las Vegas2,08778.1%3.2 min1.0%
CLT–SAVCharlotte to Savannah2,05274.6%9.2 min1.5%
CLT–CMHCharlotte to Columbus2,04775.8%8.3 min1.8%
CLT–JFKCharlotte to New York2,00469.0%15.1 min2.8%
CLT–IADCharlotte to Washington1,99078.0%5.2 min2.6%
CLT–INDCharlotte to Indianapolis1,95875.2%9.3 min1.6%
CLT–PITCharlotte to Pittsburgh1,95775.5%7.9 min1.7%
CLT–JAXCharlotte to Jacksonville1,93976.0%8.8 min1.1%
CLT–PNSCharlotte to Pensacola1,88674.4%9.7 min1.9%
CLT–STLCharlotte to St. Louis1,83478.3%6.7 min1.5%
CLT–PBICharlotte to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach1,82976.5%6.1 min1.5%
CLT–ILMCharlotte to Wilmington1,82276.6%7.7 min1.9%
CLT–CLECharlotte to Cleveland1,79072.5%11.6 min2.1%
CLT–CVGCharlotte to Cincinnati1,78571.3%12.6 min2.1%
CLT–RSWCharlotte to Fort Myers1,77777.2%5.8 min1.5%
CLT–BHMCharlotte to Birmingham1,75780.9%3.0 min1.6%
CLT–SDFCharlotte to Louisville1,75774.8%11.5 min2.2%
CLT–MEMCharlotte to Memphis1,74173.3%8.8 min2.1%
CLT–MSYCharlotte to New Orleans1,71177.5%8.5 min1.2%
CLT–BDLCharlotte to Hartford1,67772.5%10.5 min2.1%
CLT–AUSCharlotte to Austin1,65771.1%12.0 min1.7%
CLT–GSPCharlotte to Greer1,50469.7%15.8 min2.1%
CLT–SFOCharlotte to San Francisco1,50064.1%12.8 min1.3%
CLT–XNACharlotte to Fayetteville1,46179.9%4.5 min1.8%
CLT–PVDCharlotte to Providence1,46077.4%6.0 min2.3%
CLT–CAKCharlotte to Akron1,41570.2%13.3 min1.7%
CLT–DABCharlotte to Daytona Beach1,39977.4%3.2 min2.9%
CLT–SRQCharlotte to Sarasota/Bradenton1,39875.8%8.2 min1.6%
CLT–SANCharlotte to San Diego1,39676.9%1.5 min0.9%
CLT–LEXCharlotte to Lexington1,38275.5%5.6 min2.0%
CLT–SATCharlotte to San Antonio1,37975.1%6.3 min1.7%
CLT–DAYCharlotte to Dayton1,36872.7%14.8 min1.3%
CLT–HPNCharlotte to White Plains1,33870.6%12.4 min2.9%
CLT–SEACharlotte to Seattle1,29668.9%11.3 min1.0%
CLT–EYWCharlotte to Key West1,25978.9%3.2 min2.3%
CLT–LITCharlotte to Little Rock1,23878.9%5.0 min2.7%
CLT–VPSCharlotte to Valparaiso1,20372.8%8.9 min2.4%
CLT–SGFCharlotte to Springfield1,19279.2%0.4 min2.0%
CLT–GSOCharlotte to Greensboro/High Point1,19176.8%7.2 min1.5%
CLT–MCICharlotte to Kansas City1,19074.5%8.3 min2.0%
CLT–BUFCharlotte to Buffalo1,16571.5%12.8 min1.6%
CLT–HHHCharlotte to Hilton Head1,16483.8%1.5 min1.5%
CLT–CRWCharlotte to Charleston/Dunbar1,14271.8%6.4 min3.6%
CLT–MLBCharlotte to Melbourne1,13176.5%5.7 min2.8%
CLT–ECPCharlotte to Panama City1,11976.7%8.6 min1.2%
CLT–ALBCharlotte to Albany1,11177.4%8.3 min1.4%
CLT–SYRCharlotte to Syracuse1,09473.4%12.0 min1.2%
CLT–SJUCharlotte to San Juan1,08175.6%5.7 min1.5%
CLT–SBNCharlotte to South Bend1,02674.1%5.3 min2.9%
CLT–GRRCharlotte to Grand Rapids1,02474.3%11.1 min1.1%
CLT–MSNCharlotte to Madison1,01276.7%7.1 min1.2%
CLT–OMACharlotte to Omaha1,00377.4%6.3 min1.6%
CLT–ROCCharlotte to Rochester99472.1%13.0 min1.6%
CLT–AVPCharlotte to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre98078.8%2.7 min2.1%
CLT–MKECharlotte to Milwaukee95973.5%10.5 min1.5%
CLT–SLCCharlotte to Salt Lake City92181.1%3.3 min1.1%
CLT–MHTCharlotte to Manchester91875.1%7.8 min3.2%
CLT–TYSCharlotte to Knoxville89267.4%18.4 min2.6%
CLT–ABECharlotte to Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton85673.8%6.9 min3.4%
CLT–OKCCharlotte to Oklahoma City81177.2%4.3 min1.7%
CLT–AVLCharlotte to Asheville81072.0%13.0 min3.2%
CLT–DSMCharlotte to Des Moines80970.5%10.5 min3.1%
CLT–BTRCharlotte to Baton Rouge76473.7%8.8 min1.3%
CLT–SHVCharlotte to Shreveport75369.6%35.3 min2.9%
CLT–MDTCharlotte to Harrisburg74474.2%9.4 min2.8%
CLT–MDWCharlotte to Chicago71974.1%8.9 min1.9%
CLT–PIACharlotte to Peoria71772.4%11.6 min3.2%
CLT–PWMCharlotte to Portland70874.7%12.3 min1.3%
CLT–TULCharlotte to Tulsa69075.7%7.7 min1.3%
CLT–BTVCharlotte to Burlington64573.3%13.2 min2.8%
CLT–GPTCharlotte to Gulfport/Biloxi61976.4%7.1 min2.4%
CLT–STTCharlotte to Charlotte Amalie61080.3%5.0 min1.5%
CLT–CIDCharlotte to Cedar Rapids/Iowa City46270.1%14.1 min2.8%
CLT–PDXCharlotte to Portland44165.3%14.0 min1.4%
CLT–SMFCharlotte to Sacramento42978.6%3.6 min1.6%
CLT–HSVCharlotte to Huntsville40779.9%9.7 min0.7%
CLT–ATWCharlotte to Appleton39473.9%7.3 min3.3%
CLT–DALCharlotte to Dallas37779.0%0.2 min1.6%
CLT–LFTCharlotte to Lafayette36568.8%13.7 min1.9%
CLT–SNACharlotte to Santa Ana36472.8%6.7 min1.4%
CLT–JANCharlotte to Jackson/Vicksburg32864.3%16.1 min3.0%
CLT–ONTCharlotte to Ontario32776.1%4.4 min1.2%
CLT–BGRCharlotte to Bangor27882.7%-2.3 min0.4%
CLT–EWNCharlotte to New Bern/Morehead/Beaufort25675.4%3.9 min0.4%
CLT–CAECharlotte to Columbia24281.0%4.5 min3.3%
CLT–FAYCharlotte to Fayetteville23379.0%5.8 min5.6%
CLT–TVCCharlotte to Traverse City23284.9%-7.5 min0.4%
CLT–LWBCharlotte to Lewisburg17273.3%39.1 min2.9%
CLT–VRBCharlotte to Vero Beach17084.7%-6.0 min1.2%
CLT–MLICharlotte to Moline16584.2%-0.8 min4.8%
CLT–SHDCharlotte to Staunton16577.6%23.3 min0.6%
CLT–OAJCharlotte to Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune13977.0%5.1 min2.9%
CLT–RAPCharlotte to Rapid City13881.9%-2.1 min2.2%
CLT–JACCharlotte to Jackson13781.8%-0.3 min0.0%
CLT–CHACharlotte to Chattanooga12480.6%15.3 min0.8%

The 120 busiest of 141 routes with reported flights. Routes with at least 10 flights a month have their own page.

Month by month

100%columns start at 40%
Share of scheduled departures from CLT that left less than 15 minutes late, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026. Green columns are at or above the national figure for that month (the dark tick), amber below it, red more than eight points below.
Aug 2023Sep 2023Oct 2023Nov 2023Dec 2023Jan 2024Feb 2024Mar 2024Apr 2024May 2024Jun 2024Jul 2024Aug 2024Sep 2024Oct 2024Nov 2024Dec 2024Jan 2025Feb 2025Mar 2025Apr 2025May 2025Jun 2025Jul 2025Aug 2025Sep 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over
Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time at CLT), 12 months to July 2026.

Among hours with at least 3,630 departures, 7 am to 8 am had the highest on-time share (88.1% of 11,037 flights) and 6 pm to 7 pm the lowest (64.0% of 12,485).

Delay causes

BTS cause categoryShare of delay minutesNationalMinutes
Air carrier30.8%33.3%909,899
Late-arriving aircraft47.2%39.7%1,393,212
National Aviation System15.4%20.7%455,309
Extreme weather6.4%6.1%190,009
Security0.2%0.1%5,153
2,953,582 delay minutes on 41,562 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Cancellations by reported reason (3,634 in the period): air carrier 11%, weather 82%, national aviation system 7%, security 0%.

Checkpoint volumes

TSA publishes daily checkpoint passenger counts for the country as a whole, not for CLT on its own. The national series through September 2026 is on the checkpoint volumes page.

Questions and answers

How often do flights leave CLT on time?

74.1% of the 181,506 scheduled domestic departures in the 12 months to July 2026 left less than 15 minutes late; the national figure was 76.1%. 2.0% were cancelled.

How often do flights arrive at CLT on time?

80.0% of 181,505 scheduled arrivals were on time by the BTS definition, against 76.0% nationally.

Which airline has the highest on-time share at CLT?

Counting departures from CLT and whether they reached their destination on time, Delta Air Lines had the highest share (84.9% of 5,481 flights), then Envoy Air (82.1%) and Republic Airline (78.9%). Carriers fly different routes at different hours, so the figures are not a like-for-like test.

What causes delays at CLT?

For departures from CLT that reached their destination 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: late-arriving aircraft 47%, air carrier 31%, national aviation system 15%, extreme weather 6%, security 0%.

What time of day has the highest on-time share at CLT?

Departures scheduled from 7 am to 8 am local time left on time 88.1% of the time, the highest of any hour with enough flights to compare; 6 pm to 7 pm was lowest at 64.0%.

Is it getting better?

On-time departures for the 12 months to July 2026 were 74.1%, down 0.5 points on the previous 12 months (74.6%). The monthly chart shows each of the last 36 months, and each month has its own page.

Does this page show today's delays at CLT?

No. BTS publishes on-time records about two months after the month ends, so this page is a monthly history through July 2026. For live conditions use the FAA airport status service or your airline.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026; airport name from the BTS airport lookup table. US government works in the public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers only: international flights, charters and smaller carriers are not in the source. Totals and averages only; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.