Flights Charlotte → Lexington KY
CLT → LEX
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Lexington, Kentucky, operates with a high on-time performance rate of 84%, with an average delay of only 8.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 411 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, serving the destination airport which handles approximately 1,314,762 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) → Lexington KY (LEX) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 557 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 2.87%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Lexington KY the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Lexington KY: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Lexington KY (LEX) heads north-west for about 453 km, a flight time of roughly 59m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 52% of CLT-LEX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Lexington KY it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 557 tracked CLT-LEX flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 2.9% 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-LEX
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Lexington KY (LEX) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 557 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Lexington KY is 2.87% across 557 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.
