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AA 1540 on time

American Airlines 1540: Charlotte to Columbus at 7:23 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
57%
120 flights · likely 49–66%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+60 min
average delay
Similar flights
69%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AA 1540 flights from Charlotte arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (43%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

AA 1540: CLT → CMH

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 7:23 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 57% of the time (120 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (69%). Last seen in the data Aug 4, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%Apr 2024: too few flights (3 flights)AprMar 2025: too few flights (2 flights)MarApr 2025: 62% on time (29 flights)62AprMay 2025: too few flights (3 flights)MayJun 2025: 23% on time (26 flights)23JunJul 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67JulAug 2025: too few flights (5 flights)AugApr 2026: 67% on time (24 flights)67AprMay 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45JulAug 2026: too few flights (4 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday17—
Tuesday18—
Wednesday17—
Thursday17—
Friday17—
Saturday17—
Sunday17—

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 65%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 23%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 8%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is AA 1540 from CLT to CMH late?

American Airlines 1540 from Charlotte, NC to Columbus, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 43% of 120 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% 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.