CLT → SFO American Airlines

American Airlines · Charlotte, NC to San Francisco, CA · 1,496 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 21 flight numbers

This route has been getting less reliable recently — 2026-06's on-time rate (38%) is well below the 71% average from earlier months.
On-time arrival
67%
Median delay
+1 min
90th percentile
+59 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How on-time is American Airlines from CLT to SFO?

Across every American Airlines flight number on CLT → SFO (1,496 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 67% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +1 min; the worst 10% ran +59 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time98967%
16-30 min18212%
31-60 min16111%
61-120 min1037%
2+ hrs403%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0713756%+20 min
2025-0813063%+16 min
2025-0913779%+5 min
2025-1014878%+8 min
2025-1110382%-2 min
2025-1211168%+17 min
2026-018273%-1 min
2026-029680%-2 min
2026-0311784%-6 min
2026-0413360%+18 min
2026-0514355%+21 min
2026-0613838%+35 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon21164%
Tue18676%
Wed20474%
Thu22763%
Fri22264%
Sat20171%
Sun22460%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…