Flights Charlotte → Memphis
CLT → MEM
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Memphis operates with an average on-time performance of 72%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 13.8 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 4.2 million passengers pass through the destination airport, and the route is served by both Airbus A319 and Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft.
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) → Memphis (MEM) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 570 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.93%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Memphis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Memphis (MEM) heads west for about 821 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 27m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 49% of CLT-MEM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Memphis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 570 tracked CLT-MEM flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.9% 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-MEM
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Memphis (MEM) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 570 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Memphis is 1.93% across 570 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.
