Flights Boston → Charlotte
BOS → CLT
How long is the flight from Boston to Charlotte?
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Charlotte (CLT) takes 1h 57m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to Charlotte operates with an average on-time performance of 86%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 5.4 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees nearly 941 total flights using a variety of aircraft including Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A321, and Embraer 190, serving a destination airport that accommodates 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Boston (BOS) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways. Across 2464 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.44%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south-west for about 1,170 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 57m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of BOS-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,464 tracked BOS-CLT flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 2.4% cancellation rate.
Route facts
Flights on this route
Check the risk of a specific flight.
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 79% | 7 min | 0.1% |
Airlines operating BOS-CLT
Airports
Frequently asked questions about BOS-CLT
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Charlotte (CLT) takes 1h 57m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Boston (BOS) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 2464 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Charlotte is 2.44% across 2464 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, JetBlue Airways.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Charlotte, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
