CLT to CHA flight delays
Charlotte, NC (CLT) Chattanooga, TN (CHA) · 241 miles
878 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
73.71%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.85%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
76 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
21 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In September it ran 53.3 points more punctual than in June — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
Cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth pricing here: 2.85% of scheduled flights never operated. A late flight still gets you there. A cancelled one leaves you rebooking, and on a route with few daily departures that can mean losing a day.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 1 point — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Flights from Charlotte to Chattanooga run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, SkyWest Airlines arrived on time most often on CLT to CHA. PSA Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in June.
Every airline on CLT to CHA
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA Airlines | 681 | 74.09% | 2.94% | 69 min | D |
| SkyWest Airlines | 170 | 74.56% | 0.59% | 103 min | C |
| Envoy Air | 27 | 56.52% | 14.81% | 72 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
CHA to CLT Chattanooga back to Charlotte 76.38% on time DOther routes from Charlotte
Common questions
Are flights from Charlotte to Chattanooga usually delayed?
73.71% of flights on the CLT to CHA route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Charlotte to Chattanooga?
SkyWest Airlines, at 74.56% on time across 170 flights. The least punctual on the route was PSA Airlines at 74.09%.
How often are CLT to CHA flights cancelled?
2.85% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 29 in every thousand. That is high enough that cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth planning around.
What is the best month to fly Charlotte to Chattanooga?
September, when 94.8% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 41.5%.
When CLT to CHA flights are late, how late are they?
About 76 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on CLT to CHA during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →