Flights Charlotte → New York
CLT → LGA
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to New York operates with a high frequency of 1,191 flights and uses various Airbus models including the A321, A320, and A319, as well as Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 74%, these flights experience an average delay of 17.2 minutes, serving a busy destination airport that accommodates over 29 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 (LGA) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 1648 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.92%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30/100 (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 (LGA) heads north-east for about 875 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 31m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of CLT-LGA 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 1,648 tracked CLT-LGA flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 4.9% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-LGA
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 1648 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-New York is 4.92% across 1648 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
