Flights Charlotte → Columbia
CLT → CAE
How long is the flight from Charlotte to Columbia?
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Columbia (CAE) takes about 36 min. 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 Columbia operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 85%. Over the course of a year, it sees a total of 711 flights using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft, with each flight experiencing an average delay of 7.7 minutes. The destination airport serves approximately 1,063,630 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) → Columbia (CAE) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1704 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.29%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Columbia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Columbia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Columbia (CAE) heads south for about 143 km, a flight time of roughly 36m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 36% of CLT-CAE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Columbia it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,704 tracked CLT-CAE flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.3% 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-CAE
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Columbia (CAE) takes about 36 min. 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) -> Columbia (CAE) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 1704 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Columbia is 1.29% across 1704 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.
