Flights Charlotte → Detroit
CLT → DTW
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Detroit operates with an average on-time performance rate of 84%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 10.1 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 856 flights using various aircraft models such as Airbus A319, A320, and A321, along with McDonnell Douglas MD-90 and MD-88 planes, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 28.2 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) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 1064 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Detroit (DTW) heads north for about 806 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 26m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 35% of CLT-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,064 tracked CLT-DTW flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 2.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-DTW
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 1064 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Detroit is 1.97% across 1064 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
