Flights Charlotte → Atlanta
CLT → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Atlanta operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 83%. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 1034 flights, with an average delay time of 9.6 minutes per delayed flight, and serves one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, handling nearly 108 million passengers annually. The aircraft used on this route include various models such as Airbus A320, Canadair Regional Jet 900, Airbus A321, Airbus A319, McDonnell Douglas MD-90, and McDonnell Douglas MD-88.
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 Charlotte (CLT) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by American Airlines, Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 1409 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.42%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.7/100 (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 Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south-west for about 365 km, a flight time of roughly 53m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 33% of CLT-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,409 tracked CLT-ATL flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
Airlines operating CLT-ATL
Airports
Frequently asked questions about CLT-ATL
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 1409 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Atlanta is 1.42% across 1409 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 6 airlines: American Airlines, Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Atlanta, 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.
