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AA 2021 on time

American Airlines 2021: Cleveland to Charlotte at 8:06 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
81%
270 flights · likely 76–86%
Cancelled
2.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+120 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 2021 flights from Cleveland arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (19%); 2.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

AA 2021: CLE → CLT

Scheduled to leave Cleveland at 8:06 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (270 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (2 flights)SepOct 2025: 85% on time (26 flights)85OctNov 2025: 81% on time (27 flights)81NovDec 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79DecJan 2026: 70% on time (23 flights)70JanFeb 2026: 83% on time (23 flights)83FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4377%
Tuesday3675%
Wednesday3497%
Thursday3889%
Friday4183%
Saturday3781%
Sunday4171%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 85%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%Late inbound plane 4%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is AA 2021 from CLE to CLT late?

American Airlines 2021 from Cleveland, OH to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 270 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.