Flights Allentown → Charlotte
ABE → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Allentown to Charlotte operates with a high on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just 8.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 177 flights using Canadair Regional Jet models 900 and 700, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 47.8 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Allentown (ABE) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 269 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.95%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Allentown the average ATFM delay is 4.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Allentown (ABE) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south-west for about 773 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 23m.
Departures from Allentown on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of ABE-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Allentown the average ATFM delay is 4.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 269 tracked ABE-CLT flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 6.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about ABE-CLT
On the Allentown (ABE) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 269 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Allentown-Charlotte is 5.95% across 269 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
