Flights Charlotte → Albany
CLT → ALB
How long is the flight from Charlotte to Albany?
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Albany (ALB) takes about 1h 43m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Albany is operated primarily with Airbus A319 aircraft and has a total of 263 flights recorded. With an on-time performance rate of 77%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 14.6 minutes, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 2.8 million 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) → Albany (ALB) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 641 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.78%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Albany the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Albany: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Albany (ALB) heads north-east for about 1,040 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 43m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 44% of CLT-ALB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Albany it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 641 tracked CLT-ALB flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-ALB
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Albany (ALB) takes about 1h 43m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Albany (ALB) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 641 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Albany is 0.78% across 641 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.
