AA1981 CLT → IND

American Airlines · Charlotte, NC to Indianapolis, IN · 96 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-10-05 · 427 mi

This flight has been on time less than half the time (48%) — expect a real chance of a delay.

AA1981 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for CLT → IND, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
48%
Median delay
+18 min
90th percentile
+88 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is AA1981 on time?

Across 96 flights on CLT → IND from 2025-07-01 to 2025-10-05, AA1981 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 48% of the time. The median arrival delay was +18 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +88 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time4648%
16-30 min1112%
31-60 min2021%
61-120 min1415%
2+ hrs44%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072938%+35 min
2025-083135%+50 min
2025-093067%+8 min
2025-10580%+5 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1242%
Tue1464%
Wed1443%
Thu1421%
Fri1471%
Sat1346%
Sun1450%

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