AA1242 CHS → CLT

American Airlines · Charleston, SC to Charlotte, NC · 141 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-04-06 · 168 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 95% on-time on Tuesdays vs. 60% on Thursdays.

AA1242 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for CHS → CLT, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
81%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+27 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is AA1242 on time?

Across 141 flights on CHS → CLT from 2025-07-01 to 2026-04-06, AA1242 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 81% of the time. The median arrival delay was -7 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +27 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time11381%
16-30 min1611%
31-60 min64%
61-120 min32%
2+ hrs21%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073181%-5 min
2025-082785%-6 min
2025-093087%-7 min
2025-1013100%-9 min
2025-121060%+12 min
2026-01450%+24 min
2026-031974%+24 min
2026-04667%+14 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2075%
Tue2095%
Wed2391%
Thu2060%
Fri2176%
Sat1479%
Sun2286%

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