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AA 2686 on time

American Airlines 2686: Charlotte to St. Louis at 6:59 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
77%
164 flights · likely 70–83%
Cancelled
1.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+63 min
average delay
Similar flights
70%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 AA 2686 flights from Charlotte arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (23%); 1.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

AA 2686: CLT → STL

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 6:59 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 77% of the time (164 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Apr 2025: too few flights (3 flights)AprMay 2025: 81% on time (27 flights)81MayJun 2025: 42% on time (26 flights)42JunJul 2025: 41% on time (27 flights)41JulAug 2025: 53% on time (30 flights)53AugSep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2479%
Tuesday2387%
Wednesday2383%
Thursday2471%
Friday2471%
Saturday2374%
Sunday2374%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 64%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 13%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is AA 2686 from CLT to STL late?

American Airlines 2686 from Charlotte, NC to St. Louis, MO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 23% of 164 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.2% 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.