RDU to CLT flight delays
RDU CLT Raleigh-Durham to Charlotte Douglas · 130 miles
10,134 flights were scheduled from RDU to CLT over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 9,973 that made the trip, 79.1% 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
- 10,134
- Arrived on time
- 79.1%
- Cancelled
- 1.6%
- Scheduled distance
- 130 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 RDU–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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 79.1% | 83 min | 1.5% | 10,101 |
Month by month
July was the month to avoid on RDU–CLT: 66.6% of flights arrived on time, against 86.4% in February. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.
| Month | Share flights that arrived on time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 81.1% | 829 |
| February | 86.4% | 773 |
| March | 83.5% | 882 |
| April | 81.2% | 858 |
| May | 75.4% | 920 |
| June | 72.7% | 881 |
| July | 66.6% | 903 |
| August | 75.9% | 866 |
| September | 81.6% | 768 |
| October | 82.8% | 848 |
| November | 84.4% | 781 |
| December | 79.6% | 825 |
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.
RDU to CLT in one number
RDU → CLT
When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 83 min.
Questions about RDU to CLT
- How often do RDU to CLT flights arrive on time?
- 79.1% of the time, across the 9,973 flights that actually made the trip, July 2023 through June 2026. No single airline flew enough of them to be rated separately.
- What is the worst month to fly RDU to CLT?
- July, at 66.6% of arrivals on time, with 903 flights scheduled. February was the best of the year at 86.4%.
- How late are RDU–CLT flights when they are late?
- 83 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 RDU to CLT flight cancelled?
- 1.6% 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.