Mobile to Charlotte

What the Data Says About MOB to CLT

The Mobile to Charlotte corridor (MOB → CLT) covers roughly 526 miles and is served by 2 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 904 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 86.5% on-time rate with an average delay of 93.8 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 904 flights were recorded on this pairing — 20 cancelled (2.2%) and 3 diverted (0.3%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 2 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 904 total flights analyzed, the 86.5% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 93.8-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Sep 2022 posted the best performance on this corridor at 95% on-time, while Apr 2022 came in at 71% on-time — a 24-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the MOB to CLT route, the combination of a 86.5% on-time rate, 93.8-minute average delay, 2.2% recent cancellation rate, and 2 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.