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AA 549 on time

American Airlines 549: Richmond to Charlotte at 5:02 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
92%
173 flights · likely 87–95%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+126 min
average delay
Similar flights
93%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 12 AA 549 flights from Richmond arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (8%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

AA 549: RIC → CLT

Scheduled to leave Richmond at 5:02 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 92% of the time (173 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: 100% on time (30 flights)100AprMay 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2025: 100% on time (16 flights)100AugSep 2025: too few flights (1 flights)SepOct 2025: 96% on time (25 flights)96OctApr 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2588%
Tuesday2592%
Wednesday2592%
Thursday2588%
Friday2592%
Saturday2492%
Sunday24100%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 87%Late inbound plane 10%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 2%

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Questions

How often is AA 549 from RIC to CLT late?

American Airlines 549 from Richmond, VA to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 8% of 173 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.