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AA 2688 on time

American Airlines 2688: Raleigh to Charlotte at 12:09 p.m.; Charlotte to Raleigh at 11:20 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for RDU → CLT, its busiest leg

On time
82%
244 flights · likely 77–86%
Cancelled
3.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+99 min
average delay
Similar flights
85%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 AA 2688 flights from Raleigh arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 3.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

AA 2688: RDU → CLT

Scheduled to leave Raleigh at 12:09 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (244 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83JunJul 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87AugSep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3678%
Tuesday3488%
Wednesday3591%
Thursday3482%
Friday3586%
Saturday3574%
Sunday3574%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 60%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 33%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 5%Severe weather 2%

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AA 2688: CLT → RDU

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 11:20 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (203 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2025: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86MarAug 2025: 85% on time (26 flights)85AugSep 2025: too few flights (2 flights)SepOct 2025: 83% on time (23 flights)83OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90DecJan 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3275%
Tuesday2492%
Wednesday3093%
Thursday2979%
Friday2882%
Saturday3073%
Sunday3077%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 64%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 30%Severe weather 4%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 1%

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Questions

How often is AA 2688 from RDU to CLT late?

American Airlines 2688 from Raleigh/Durham, NC to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 244 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.3% were cancelled.

How often is AA 2688 from CLT to RDU late?

American Airlines 2688 from Charlotte, NC to Raleigh/Durham, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 203 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.5% 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.