Flights Charlotte → New York
CLT → JFK
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to New York has a 76% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 19.5 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the past year, this route has seen 793 total flights operated by various aircraft including Airbus A321 and A319 as well as Embraer 190 jets, serving a destination airport that opened in 1948 and currently handles over 62 million 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) → New York (JFK) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 1057 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to New York (JFK) heads north-east for about 870 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 30m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 44% of CLT-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,057 tracked CLT-JFK flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 3.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-JFK
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 1057 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-New York is 3.69% across 1057 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
