Flights Charlotte → Lynchburg
CLT → LYH
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Lynchburg operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 87%. Over the course of the year, this route sees 455 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, with each flight experiencing an average delay of just 4.5 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) → Lynchburg (LYH) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 575 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.04%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Lynchburg the average ATFM delay is 1.2 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Lynchburg: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Lynchburg (LYH) heads north-east for about 282 km, a flight time of roughly 46m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of CLT-LYH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Lynchburg it is 1.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 575 tracked CLT-LYH flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 1.0% 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-LYH
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Lynchburg (LYH) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 575 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Lynchburg is 1.04% across 575 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.
