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AA 1242 on time

American Airlines 1242: Charlotte to Charleston at 12:26 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
81%
134 flights · likely 74–87%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+70 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 1242 flights from Charlotte arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (19%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

AA 1242: CLT → CHS

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 12:26 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (134 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Nov 2024: too few flights (4 flights)NovJun 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JunJul 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JulAug 2025: 87% on time (23 flights)87AugSep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanMar 2026: 71% on time (24 flights)71MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2167%
Tuesday18—
Wednesday19—
Thursday2075%
Friday19—
Saturday17—
Sunday2090%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 70%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 24%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 6%

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Questions

How often is AA 1242 from CLT to CHS late?

American Airlines 1242 from Charlotte, NC to Charleston, SC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 134 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% 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.