Flights Charlotte → Punta Cana
CLT → PUJ
How long is the flight from Charlotte to Punta Cana?
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Punta Cana (PUJ) takes about 3h 12m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Punta Cana is served by a variety of aircraft, including Airbus A319, Boeing 757, Airbus A321, and Airbus A320. The destination airport sees over eight million passengers annually, highlighting its popularity as a travel hub.
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) → Punta Cana (PUJ) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Punta Cana the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Punta Cana: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Punta Cana (PUJ) heads south-east for about 2,227 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 12m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 93% of CLT-PUJ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Punta Cana it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked CLT-PUJ flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
Airlines operating CLT-PUJ
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-PUJ
The flight from Charlotte (CLT) to Punta Cana (PUJ) takes about 3h 12m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Punta Cana (PUJ) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Punta Cana is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Punta Cana, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
