RIC to CLT flight delays
Richmond, VA (RIC) Charlotte, NC (CLT) · 257 miles
205 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
86.57%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.95%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
77 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
11 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 77 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.
The two directions do not behave alike. CLT to RIC arrives on time 9.9 points less often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from RIC overall run 8.6 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion RIC has, this route is largely escaping it.
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.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, American Airlines arrived on time most often on RIC to CLT.
Every airline on RIC 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 | 145 | 87.32% | 2.07% | 89 min | B |
| PSA Airlines | 60 | 84.75% | 1.67% | 52 min | — |
The return leg
CLT to RIC Charlotte back to Richmond 76.62% on time COther routes from Richmond
Common questions
Are flights from Richmond to Charlotte usually delayed?
86.57% of flights on the RIC to CLT route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Richmond to Charlotte?
Only American Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 145 flights and 87.32% arriving on time.
How often are RIC to CLT flights cancelled?
1.95% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 20 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When RIC to CLT flights are late, how late are they?
About 77 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 RIC 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 →