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AA 2493 on time

American Airlines 2493: Wilmington to Charlotte at 5:09 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
91%
171 flights · likely 86–95%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+104 min
average delay
Similar flights
93%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 11 AA 2493 flights from Wilmington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (9%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

AA 2493: ILM → CLT

Scheduled to leave Wilmington at 5:09 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 91% of the time (171 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (93%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90AugSep 2025: 100% on time (22 flights)100SepOct 2025: too few flights (3 flights)OctApr 2026: 100% on time (23 flights)100AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday25100%
Tuesday2681%
Wednesday2696%
Thursday2190%
Friday2685%
Saturday2696%
Sunday2190%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 50%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 42%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 6%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is AA 2493 from ILM to CLT late?

American Airlines 2493 from Wilmington, NC to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 9% of 171 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% 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.