Flights Charlotte → Louisville
CLT → SDF
How long is the flight from Charlotte to Louisville?
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Louisville (SDF) takes 59 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight 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 Louisville operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 700 and 900 aircraft, completing a total of 430 flights. With an on-time performance rate of 76%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 18 minutes.
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) → Louisville (SDF) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1128 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.42%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Louisville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Louisville (SDF) heads north-west for about 539 km, a flight time of roughly 59m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 45% of CLT-SDF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Louisville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,128 tracked CLT-SDF flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 1.4% 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-SDF
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Louisville (SDF) takes 59 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Louisville (SDF) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 1128 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Louisville is 1.42% across 1128 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.
