ON TIMEBOARD

AA 1838 on time

American Airlines 1838: Charlotte to Philadelphia at 4:45 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
68%
138 flights · likely 60–75%
Cancelled
2.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+90 min
average delay
Similar flights
69%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 1838 flights from Charlotte arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (32%); 2.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

AA 1838: CLT → PHL

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 4:45 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 68% of the time (138 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (69%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Mar 2025: too few flights (2 flights)MarApr 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2025: 45% on time (31 flights)45MayJun 2025: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2025: 32% on time (31 flights)32JulAug 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84AugSep 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2065%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday2060%
Friday2075%
Saturday2060%
Sunday2065%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 55%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 22%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 19%Severe weather 4%

All flights CLT → PHL · Connecting off AA 1838? Check the risk

Questions

How often is AA 1838 from CLT to PHL late?

American Airlines 1838 from Charlotte, NC to Philadelphia, PA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 32% of 138 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.2% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.