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Charlotte (CLT) to Newark (EWR)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 45% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 80 minutes. It was cancelled 6.1% of the time.

On-time arrivals
54.7%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
6.1%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
80 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
181
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 39%
  • Air traffic control & airport 34%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 26%
  • Extreme weather 1%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Chicago (ORD) to Boston (BOS)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 59% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 92 minutes. It was cancelled 6.7% of the time.

On-time arrivals
41.2%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
6.7%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
92 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
105
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 64%
  • Air traffic control & airport 22%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 14%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Chicago (ORD) to Philadelphia (PHL)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 32% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 62 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
68.2%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
62 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
44
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 39%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 34%
  • Air traffic control & airport 26%
  • Extreme weather 1%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Phoenix (PHX) to Philadelphia (PHL)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 9% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 47 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
90.6%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
47 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
33
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 50%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 25%
  • Air traffic control & airport 24%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 82.8% 30
October 2025 56.7% 31
November 2025 64.3% 29
December 2025 46.7% 31
January 2026 76.0% 30
February 2026 42.3% 28
March 2026 56.7% 31
April 2026 60.0% 30
May 2026 66.7% 31
June 2026 46.4% 30
July 2026 39.3% 31
August 2026 34.5% 31

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

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