Flights Austin → Charlotte
AUS → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Austin to Charlotte operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 22 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 417 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 47,758,605 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 Austin (AUS) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 564 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.24%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.2/100 (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 Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to Charlotte (CLT) heads north-east for about 1,658 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 30m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 56% of AUS-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 564 tracked AUS-CLT flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 1.2% 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 AUS-CLT
On the Austin (AUS) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 564 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-Charlotte is 1.24% across 564 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.
