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Airport month · December 2024
Charlotte Douglas International in December 2024
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.
In December 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 17,832 domestic departures from Charlotte Douglas International (CLT). 75.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 74.5% reached their destination on time; 0.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.8% of flights departed on time and 78.1% arrived on time, so CLT departures were 2.7 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in December 2023, the airport had 16,220 departures with 80.8% leaving on time: a change of −5.7 points, with flights up 10%.
Flights arriving at CLT that month were on time 78.7% of the time (17,817 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 50%, air carrier 31% and national aviation system 14%.
- On time 74.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.9%
- Cancelled 0.3%
- Diverted 0.2%
December 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | CLT, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 75.1% | 80.8% | 74.1% | 77.8% |
| Arrived on time | 74.5% | 81.7% | 74.8% | 78.1% |
| Cancelled | 0.3% | 0.2% | 2.0% | 0.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 17.4 min | 13.1 min | 18.4 min | 16.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 594 | 541 | 497 | 19,686 |
| Scheduled departures | 17,832 | 16,220 | 181,506 | 590,581 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 9,965 | 56% | 75.0% | 9.6 min | 0.2% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 5,192 | 29% | 73.7% | 11.7 min | 0.4% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 500 | 3% | 74.8% | 7.3 min | 2.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 458 | 3% | 81.9% | 3.5 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 347 | 2% | 66.0% | 13.8 min | 0.6% |
| UA United Airlines | 321 | 2% | 76.0% | 13.1 min | 0.0% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 308 | 2% | 75.3% | 8.8 min | 0.3% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 276 | 2% | 69.2% | 10.9 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 273 | 2% | 67.0% | 19.9 min | 0.4% |
| YX Republic Airline | 192 | 1% | 83.9% | 2.5 min | 0.5% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLT–LGA | Charlotte to New York | 510 | 68.0% | 15.1 min | 0.0% |
| CLT–ATL | Charlotte to Atlanta | 464 | 73.7% | 10.2 min | 0.4% |
| CLT–MCO | Charlotte to Orlando | 462 | 77.7% | 8.1 min | 0.0% |
| CLT–ORD | Charlotte to Chicago | 377 | 78.8% | 4.8 min | 0.3% |
| CLT–BOS | Charlotte to Boston | 375 | 75.7% | 13.6 min | 1.3% |
| CLT–DFW | Charlotte to Dallas/Fort Worth | 370 | 71.6% | 7.2 min | 3.2% |
| CLT–MIA | Charlotte to Miami | 367 | 73.8% | 10.3 min | 0.3% |
| CLT–TPA | Charlotte to Tampa | 335 | 71.6% | 14.2 min | 0.0% |
| CLT–FLL | Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale | 325 | 72.0% | 9.8 min | 0.0% |
| CLT–DTW | Charlotte to Detroit | 320 | 81.3% | 4.6 min | 0.0% |
| CLT–PHL | Charlotte to Philadelphia | 314 | 74.5% | 13.3 min | 0.0% |
| CLT–BNA | Charlotte to Nashville | 310 | 71.6% | 9.2 min | 0.3% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left CLT on time in December 2024?
75.1% of 17,832 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 74.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.8% and 78.1%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In December 2023, 80.8% of 16,220 departures left on time and 0.2% were cancelled, against 75.1% and 0.3% in December 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for December 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for CLT · methodology · corrections.