SAT to CLT flight delays
San Antonio, TX (SAT) Charlotte, NC (CLT) · 1,095 miles
118 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
81.03%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.69%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
198 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
38 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 198 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 SAT arrives on time 9.7 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 SAT overall run 9.5 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion SAT 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 SAT to CLT.
Every airline on SAT 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 | 118 | 81.03% | 1.69% | 198 min | C |
The return leg
CLT to SAT Charlotte back to San Antonio 71.3% on time DOther routes from San Antonio
Common questions
Are flights from San Antonio to Charlotte usually delayed?
81.03% of flights on the SAT to CLT route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from San Antonio to Charlotte?
Only American Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 118 flights and 81.03% arriving on time.
How often are SAT to CLT flights cancelled?
1.69% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 17 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When SAT to CLT flights are late, how late are they?
About 198 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 SAT 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 →