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AA2493

Wilmington (ILM) to Charlotte (CLT) · scheduled 5:00 AM – 6:09 AM

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How AA2493 performs

311 operations, 2024-02-15 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
94.1%
289 of 307 completed
Cancellation rate
1.29%
4 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-18 min
Average -10.9 min
Severe delays
2.6%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
108 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
92.8%
Left the gate on time

AA2493 arrived on time 94.1% of the time, against 84.0% for all ILMCLT flights — this specific departure is 10.1 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against American Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 10.9 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 311 operations between 2024-02-15 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
AA249394.1%1.29%-18 min2.6%311
American Airlines on ILMCLT83.2%1.93%-10 min7.1%4,351
All ILMCLT flights84.0%1.79%-9 min6.6%7,055

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-02-15 to 2026-06-30

Other routes AA2493 has flown

A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
DCABOS Washington to Boston2025-11-022026-04-0550
BWICLT Baltimore to Charlotte2026-02-172026-03-046
MCOORD Orlando to Chicago2026-01-102026-02-074
SANPHX San Diego to Phoenix2025-12-182026-01-0516
MIAEGE Miami to Eagle2025-12-202026-01-033
BOSDCA Boston to Washington2025-11-202025-12-027
LAXDFW Los Angeles to Dallas–Fort Worth2025-10-062025-10-3126
CLTILM Charlotte to Wilmington2025-09-032025-10-0423
STLCLT St. Louis to Charlotte2023-11-052025-03-2922389.1%
CLTSTL Charlotte to St. Louis2023-11-052025-03-2919488.9%
CLTSYR Charlotte to Syracuse2023-07-012024-11-0432783.4%
SYRCLT Syracuse to Charlotte2023-07-012024-11-0232778.4%

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route AA2493 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 311 records of AA2493 operating ILMCLT, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.

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