Flights Charlotte → Harrisburg
CLT → MDT
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Harrisburg operates with an 81% on-time performance rate, with flights averaging a delay of 11.1 minutes when they are not on time. The route sees approximately 587 total flights annually and utilizes both Canadair Regional Jet 700 and Airbus A319 aircraft models to serve the destination airport, which opened in 1918 and currently handles around 1.2 million 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) → Harrisburg (MDT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 740 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.08%. 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 Harrisburg the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Harrisburg: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Harrisburg (MDT) heads north-east for about 664 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 15m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 44% of CLT-MDT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Harrisburg it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 740 tracked CLT-MDT flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-MDT
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Harrisburg (MDT) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 740 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Harrisburg is 1.08% across 740 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.
