Flights Charlotte → Pittsburgh
CLT → PIT
How long is the flight from Charlotte to Pittsburgh?
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Pittsburgh (PIT) takes 1h on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Pittsburgh operates with a fleet of aircraft including Airbus A319, Boeing 737, Airbus A320, Airbus A321, and Boeing 737-400. With 456 total flights recorded, the route has a punctuality rate of 75%, and when delays occur, they average around 15.8 minutes. Pittsburgh's destination airport, which opened in 1944, handles approximately 8,114,028 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) → Pittsburgh (PIT) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1186 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.84%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Pittsburgh: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Pittsburgh (PIT) heads north for about 590 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 0m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 33% of CLT-PIT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Pittsburgh it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,186 tracked CLT-PIT flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-PIT
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Pittsburgh (PIT) takes 1h on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Pittsburgh (PIT) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1186 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Pittsburgh is 0.84% across 1186 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.
