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Airport month · February 2026
Charlotte Douglas International in February 2026
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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 13,192 domestic departures from Charlotte Douglas International (CLT). 74.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.8% reached their destination on time; 3.4% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so CLT departures were 3.3 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 15,605 departures with 75.8% leaving on time: a change of −1.0 points, with flights down 15%.
Flights arriving at CLT that month were on time 79.6% of the time (13,186 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 50%, air carrier 29% and national aviation system 12%.
- On time 75.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.6%
- Cancelled 3.4%
- Diverted 0.2%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | CLT, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 74.8% | 75.8% | 74.1% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 75.8% | 73.7% | 74.8% | 78.3% |
| Cancelled | 3.4% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 2.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.9 min | 16.0 min | 18.4 min | 15.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 440 | 520 | 497 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled departures | 13,192 | 15,605 | 181,506 | 515,037 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 8,402 | 64% | 75.9% | 6.4 min | 3.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 2,619 | 20% | 73.9% | 7.2 min | 4.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 439 | 3% | 79.3% | 3.6 min | 3.4% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 398 | 3% | 86.7% | -3.2 min | 2.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 294 | 2% | 79.9% | -4.6 min | 6.5% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 235 | 2% | 79.1% | 4.4 min | 2.6% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 227 | 2% | 79.3% | 0.7 min | 3.1% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 225 | 2% | 63.1% | 10.1 min | 11.1% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 194 | 1% | 71.1% | 25.7 min | 6.2% |
| UA United Airlines | 159 | 1% | 73.6% | 5.3 min | 5.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLT–MCO | Charlotte to Orlando | 371 | 74.7% | 9.4 min | 2.2% |
| CLT–EWR | Charlotte to Newark | 318 | 68.6% | 7.1 min | 10.4% |
| CLT–ATL | Charlotte to Atlanta | 317 | 82.6% | -3.8 min | 3.2% |
| CLT–ORD | Charlotte to Chicago | 308 | 76.9% | 3.4 min | 2.3% |
| CLT–LGA | Charlotte to New York | 299 | 69.9% | 9.8 min | 9.0% |
| CLT–DFW | Charlotte to Dallas/Fort Worth | 291 | 79.0% | 3.7 min | 2.1% |
| CLT–MIA | Charlotte to Miami | 287 | 80.5% | -4.9 min | 3.1% |
| CLT–BOS | Charlotte to Boston | 275 | 74.2% | 4.0 min | 8.0% |
| CLT–DTW | Charlotte to Detroit | 262 | 83.6% | 4.2 min | 3.1% |
| CLT–FLL | Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale | 260 | 75.8% | 3.1 min | 4.2% |
| CLT–PHL | Charlotte to Philadelphia | 260 | 74.2% | 4.2 min | 7.3% |
| CLT–BNA | Charlotte to Nashville | 248 | 73.8% | 11.4 min | 2.8% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left CLT on time in February 2026?
74.8% of 13,192 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2025, 75.8% of 15,605 departures left on time and 2.9% were cancelled, against 74.8% and 3.4% in February 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; 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.