Flights Charlotte → Akron
CLT → CAK
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Akron is operated by a Canadair Regional Jet 700 and has an on-time performance rate of 73%, with an average delay of 15.5 minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1946, serves approximately 1,398,615 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 Charlotte (CLT) → Akron (CAK) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 427 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.17%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Akron the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Akron: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Akron (CAK) heads north for about 636 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 13m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 70% of CLT-CAK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Akron it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 427 tracked CLT-CAK flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 16 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 CLT-CAK
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Akron (CAK) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 427 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Akron is 1.17% across 427 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.
