RDU to CLT flight delays
Raleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) Charlotte, NC (CLT) · 130 miles
266 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
78.71%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.13%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
107 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
24 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 107 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
Only American Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
This is a thin route — 266 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
The Raleigh/Durham to Charlotte route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, American Airlines arrived on time most often on RDU to CLT.
Every airline on RDU to CLT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 259 | 78.91% | 1.16% | 110 min | C |
| PSA Airlines | 7 | 71.43% | 0% | 41 min | — |
The return leg
CLT to RDU Charlotte back to Raleigh/Durham 74.9% on time COther routes from Raleigh/Durham
Common questions
Are flights from Raleigh/Durham to Charlotte usually delayed?
78.71% of flights on the RDU to CLT route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Raleigh/Durham to Charlotte?
Only American Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 259 flights and 78.91% arriving on time.
How often are RDU to CLT flights cancelled?
1.13% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 11 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When RDU to CLT flights are late, how late are they?
About 107 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 RDU to CLT during March 2025 – August 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 →