ATL to CLT flight delays

ATL CLT Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta to Charlotte Douglas · 226 miles

14,847 flights were scheduled from ATL to CLT over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 14,629 that made the trip, 80.9% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
14,847
Arrived on time
80.9%
Cancelled
1.4%
Scheduled distance
226 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on ATL–CLT, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
Delta Air Lines 81.8% 62 min 0.8% 8,544
PSA Airlines 77.9% 84 min 2.3% 3,908
American Airlines 85.1% 109 min 1.6% 1,954
Envoy Air 69.7% 62 min 4.3% 345

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on ATL–CLT: 72.1% of flights arrived on time, against 87.3% in November. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 80.9%.
Arrival on-time share, ATL to CLT, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 80.3% 1,110
February 86.9% 1,054
March 82.1% 1,186
April 79.7% 1,254
May 75.4% 1,353
June 78.6% 1,273
July 72.1% 1,350
August 81% 1,365
September 84.4% 1,261
October 85.1% 1,288
November 87.3% 1,165
December 80.3% 1,188

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

ATL to CLT in one number

ATL → CLT

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 74 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 14,847 flights

80.9% of flights arrived on time

Questions about ATL to CLT

Which airline is most reliable from ATL to CLT?
American Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 85.1% of the time, with 1,954 scheduled. Envoy Air came in at 69.7% over 345 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly ATL to CLT?
July, at 72.1% of arrivals on time, with 1,350 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 87.3%.
How late are ATL–CLT flights when they are late?
74 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the ATL to CLT flight cancelled?
1.4% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at CLT less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.