Flights Charlotte → Charleston
CLT → CRW
How long is the flight from Charlotte to Charleston?
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Charleston (CRW) takes 42 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 Charlotte to Charleston operates with a fleet of De Havillland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 76%. With an average delay of 14.2 minutes, the route sees approximately 264 flights annually, serving a destination airport that handles around 425,000 passengers per year.
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) → Charleston (CRW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 641 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charleston the average ATFM delay is 3.8 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Charleston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Charleston (CRW) heads north for about 356 km, a flight time of roughly 42m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 45% of CLT-CRW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Charleston it is 3.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 641 tracked CLT-CRW flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 3.7% 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-CRW
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Charleston (CRW) takes 42 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Charleston (CRW) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 641 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Charleston is 3.74% 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.
