Air Racers wait times
Air Racers at Carowinds averages 9 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 12am. It has run 91% of the park's opening hours recently.
Air Racers queue times, day by day
Air Racers over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Air Racers has averaged about 9 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 25 minutes, with the longest queues near 12am, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Air Racers queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Air Racers peaks at 8pm with 25 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 23 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Air Racers
Best time to ride
Air Racers averages 2 minutes at 10am against 25 at the 8pm peak - 23 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 15 minutes.
Air Racers by day of the week
Average wait by day
5 days with a recorded queue
- Mon12m
- Sat5m
- Sun7m
Saturday is the quietest day for Air Racers, at 5 minutes against 12 on Monday.
Does Air Racers break down?
Uptime and closures
91% of opening hours · 5 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 91% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 5 recorded days.
Last 5 days uptime
- 98%
- 89%
- 97%
- 85%
- 86%
Air Racers ran 91% of Carowinds's opening hours across 5 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Air Racers queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
The worst queue recorded for Air Racers was 15 minutes on Monday 7 Sept.
Air Racers through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Carowinds publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
About Air Racers
Air Racers is one of 37 rides tracked at Carowinds, 17th longest of 37 by usual wait. It queues about 9 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 11-minute park average.
Air Racers has averaged about 9 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12am and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 91% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Saturdays and busiest on Mondays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Air Racers?
The live wait time for Air Racers at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Air Racers wait times.
Is Air Racers open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Air Racers is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Air Racers has been open around 91% of Carowinds's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Carowinds.
What's the best time of day to ride Air Racers?
Based on historical wait time data, Air Racers is typically quietest around 2pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Air Racers?
Air Racers is usually quietest on Saturdays, and busiest on Mondays based on recent weeks - visit on a Saturday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Air Racers usually?
Over recent weeks, Air Racers has averaged about 9 minutes, with lines usually longest around 12am. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Air Racers at Carowinds.
Is Air Racers often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Air Racers has been running about 91% of the time. We track Air Racers's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Air Racers at Carowinds?
Air Racers is at Carowinds - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Carowinds page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Air Racers?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Air Racers's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Air Racers is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.