Flights Asheville → Charlotte
AVL → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Asheville to Charlotte operates with a high level of punctuality, with 85% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 556 total flights using either De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 or Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, experiencing an average delay of just 5.1 minutes.
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 Asheville (AVL) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 795 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.26%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.6/100 (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 Asheville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Asheville (AVL) to Charlotte (CLT) heads east for about 147 km, a flight time of roughly 36m.
Departures from Asheville on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of AVL-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Asheville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 795 tracked AVL-CLT flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 2.3% 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 AVL-CLT
On the Asheville (AVL) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 795 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Asheville-Charlotte is 2.26% across 795 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.
