Flights Charleston → Atlanta
CRW → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Charleston to Atlanta operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, experiencing a mean delay of 16.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 342 flights using Airbus A319 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 108,067,766 passengers.
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 Charleston (CRW) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 424 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.65%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charleston the average ATFM delay is 3.8 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charleston (CRW) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south-west for about 585 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 9m.
Departures from Charleston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of CRW-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charleston the average ATFM delay is 3.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 424 tracked CRW-ATL flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 25 min and a 1.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about CRW-ATL
On the Charleston (CRW) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 424 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charleston-Atlanta is 1.65% across 424 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch 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.
