Flights Charlotte → Newark
CLT → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Newark operates with a mix of aircraft including Airbus A321, Airbus A320, Boeing 737, Airbus A319, Embraer 170, and Boeing 737-400. With an on-time performance rate of 74%, the flights experience an average delay of 15.6 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in the United States, which handled 43,402,059 passengers annually as of the latest data available.
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) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1271 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.48%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Newark (EWR) heads north-east for about 850 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 29m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 42% of CLT-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,271 tracked CLT-EWR flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 4.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-EWR
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 1271 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Newark is 4.48% across 1271 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United 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.
