AA1216 CLT → EWR

American Airlines · Charlotte, NC to Newark, NJ · 188 flights observed, 2025-08-06 to 2026-03-28 · 529 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -3 min, while the worst 10% run +66 min or later.

AA1216 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for CLT → EWR, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-3 min
90th percentile
+66 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is AA1216 on time?

Across 188 flights on CLT → EWR from 2025-08-06 to 2026-03-28, AA1216 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 75% of the time. The median arrival delay was -3 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +66 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time13575%
16-30 min179%
31-60 min74%
61-120 min148%
2+ hrs63%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-08450%+133 min
2025-092785%+3 min
2025-1013100%-16 min
2025-112778%+9 min
2025-122669%+16 min
2026-012972%+13 min
2026-022669%+15 min
2026-032770%+15 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2365%
Tue2976%
Wed3382%
Thu2584%
Fri2580%
Sat2171%
Sun2365%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…