AA5879 CLT → CAE

American Airlines · Charlotte, NC to Columbia, SC · 126 flights observed, 2025-11-02 to 2026-04-06 · 88 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -15 min, while the worst 10% run +48 min or later.

AA5879 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for CLT → CAE, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-15 min
90th percentile
+48 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is AA5879 on time?

Across 126 flights on CLT → CAE from 2025-11-02 to 2026-04-06, AA5879 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 83% of the time. The median arrival delay was -15 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +48 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time10183%
16-30 min65%
31-60 min43%
61-120 min65%
2+ hrs54%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-112896%-11 min
2025-121771%+15 min
2026-012387%+6 min
2026-022463%+8 min
2026-032492%+3 min
2026-04683%-3 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1974%
Tue1392%
Wed1794%
Thu1878%
Fri1979%
Sat1782%
Sun1984%

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